Flag of Kenya

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The flag of Kenya was officially adopted on December 12, 1963.

The Kenyan flag is based on that of Kenya African National Union. The colors symbolize black majority, red for the blood shed during the struggle for freedom and green for natural wealth; the white fimbriation was added later and symbolizes peace. The black, red and white traditional Maasai shield and two spears symbolize the defense of all the things mentioned above.

[edit] Origin of the Kenyan flag

The Kenyan flag is based on the black over red over green flag of Kenya African National Union (KANU), the political party that led the fight for freedom and independence of Kenya. Upon independence, the white fimbriation, symbolizing peace and unity, and the shield were added.

The colours of the flag have been specified by the Kenya National Archives.

Scheme	Red	Green
British Standard Colours	Post office red 0-006	0-010

Source: Kenyan Flag at Get Kenya Online. Accessed 6 August 2006.

Source: Flag Specifications at Kenya National Archives. Accessed 16 Feb 2006.

v • d • e</div>

Flags of Africa

Algeria • Angola • Benin • Botswana • Burkina Faso • Burundi • Cameroon • Cape Verde • Central African Republic • Chad • Comoros • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Republic of the Congo • Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) • Djibouti • Egypt • Equatorial Guinea • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Gabon • The Gambia • Ghana • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Kenya • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Madagascar • Malawi • Mali • Mauritania • Mauritius • Morocco • Mozambique • Namibia • Niger • Nigeria • Rwanda • São Tomé and Príncipe • Senegal • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Somalia • South Africa • Sudan • Swaziland • Tanzania • Togo • Tunisia • Uganda • Western Sahara (Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic) • Zambia • Zimbabwe

Dependencies and other territories
British Indian Ocean Territory • Canary Islands • Ceuta • Melilla • Madeira Islands • Mayotte • Réunion • St. Helena

National flags	National coats of arms
Flags of sovereign states	Coats of arms of sovereign states
Flags of dependent territories	Coats of arms of dependent territories
Flags of unrecognized states	Coats of arms of unrecognized states
Flags of micronations	Coats of arms of micronations
Flags of formerly independent states