Kenya+by+Isabelle



**Kenya's version of beef stew? **   Both potatoes and maize are staple foods of Kenya. Maize usually grows in a warm climate. Maize is mostly known as corn. Potatoes are used in a well-known meal called Irio. They mash corn, beans, greens and potatoes, roll it into a ball then dip it in meat or vegetable stew. Though there are plenty of staple foods in Kenya these are the most popular. [|Recipie for chapati!] [|Click here for Kenya's most popular dish's] [|Kenya's wikipedia!] FACTS: Population:  39,002,772  Major Religions:  Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim and Indigenous Beliefs.  Major Languages: English and Kiswahili.  Government Structure: Republic, Most people vote in Kenya while alot of poor people dont! The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The constitution of Kenya has three requirements for any candidate to be declared winner: 1. Get largest number of vote among all contesents. 2.to win at least 25% of the vote in at least five of Kenya's eight provinces and 3.to be elected member of parliament in a constituency in other words, just get the most votes! UNIQUE FACTS: Did you know Kenya is proven to be one of the places where humans lived 2 million years ago? People in Kenya once believed that strawberrys could heal stomach-aches!