Thursday, April 28, 2016

The Flag Company Inc And Kenya Flag

By Sali Bolling


Around 2000 BC, Cushitic-speaking people from northern Africa settled in the part of East Africa that is now Kenya. By the 1st Century AD, the Kenyan coast was frequented by Arab traders, who due to Kenya's proximity to the Arabian Peninsula, established Arab and Persian colonies there. The Nilotic and Bantu people also moved into the region during the first millennium AD. and settled inland.

Most of the settlers come not from Britain but from south Africa. Short of assistance on their new farms in the relatively unpopulated highlands, they make strenuous efforts to introduce the forced African labor common in many other European colonies.

Independence is achieved in December 1963, with Kenyatta as prime minister. A year later, under a new constitution, Kenya becomes a republic (soon to be a one-party republic, when opposition leaders agree to end party faction and cooperate with KANU). In 1964, Kenyatta is elected president.

The Kenyan flag was adopted on December 12, 1963, after gaining independence from Britain. The Kenyan flag is based on the flag of the Kenyan African National Union (KANU), the party which led the campaign for Kenya's independence. The country changed its name from the Dominion of Kenya to the Republic of Kenya in 1964.

The flag of Kenya symbolizes that the country is strong against colonizers. It can be an intimidating sight to see because of the power the flag enforces in Kenya. The shield that is shown across the flag shows that the people in Kenya are a force to be reckoned with. And the color combination or the Tricolor band that is flaunted can show that the country is full of pride and serenity.

Kenya’s national flag uses Pan-African colors black, green and red. For the people of Kenya, the colors and symbols in their flag hold a deeper meaning. Black is meant to represent the indigenous people of the country. Like most citizens of the world who had to struggle to be free, red symbolizes the blood that had been shed to attain independence. The country of Kenya is blessed with abundant natural resources and fertile lands to sustain agricultural pursuits, which in the Kenyan flag are represented by the color green. White is the universal color for peace. To protect the hard-fought independence of the country and show the world of the readiness of the Kenyan people to defend their freedom, the spears and the warrior shield of the Maasai were added as symbolic representations. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Kenya Flag for the future.




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