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Flag of Kenya

Kenya

Flag

Adopted: 1964

The flag features horizontal stripes of black, red, and green separated by white lines, with a centered Maasai shield and crossed spears in gold and red.

Flag fun fact: The shield and spears represent Kenya's warrior heritage and were added to the flag at independence in 1964.

Colors

blackredgreenwhitegold

Design elements

stripesshieldemblem

Flag family: Pan-African

Country context

Capital city: Nairobi

East Africa · Africa

Independent from British · 1964

British

Presidential republic

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Currency

Kenyan shilling (KES) →

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