Curriculum Kenya's Economy
Kenya's Economy
East Africa's hub economy: an overview, colonial land, tea and cut flowers, safari tourism, Nairobi's tech scene, the economics of champion runners, the Chinese-funded railway, geothermal power, debt and the 2024 protests, jua kali workshops, cash transfer experiments and ties with India.
- Kenya at a Glance An overview of Kenya's economy - its role as East Africa's commercial hub, main sectors and development challenges. 📄 Read-aloud
- Colonial Settlers and Land in Kenya How British settlers took Kenya's fertile highlands, how the Mau Mau uprising challenged this, and how land inequality shaped Kenya after independence in 1963. 📄 Read-aloud
- Tea, Coffee and Cut Flowers How Kenya became the world's largest black tea exporter and a leading cut-flower supplier to Europe, and the role of smallholders and air freight. 📄 Read-aloud
- Safari Tourism How wildlife tourism in parks like the Maasai Mara brings revenue to Kenya, how conservancies share benefits with communities, and threats from poaching and climate. 📄 Read-aloud
- Silicon Savannah: Nairobi's Tech Scene How Nairobi became one of Africa's leading tech hubs, from M-Pesa's success to startups and big tech investments, and the challenges of funding and infrastructure. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Economics of Kenya's Champion Runners Why Kenya, especially the Kalenjin community around Iten, produces so many elite distance runners, and how running became a route out of poverty. 📄 Read-aloud
- Kenya's Economy: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on Kenya's economy, land history, tea and flowers, tourism and tech. 5 questions
- The Standard Gauge Railway and Chinese Loans How Kenya built a Chinese-financed railway from Mombasa to Nairobi, opened in 2017, its costs and ridership, and debates about debt and value. 📄 Read-aloud
- Kenya's Geothermal Power How Kenya became a world leader in geothermal energy along the Rift Valley, why it provides steady clean power, and how most of Kenya's electricity became renewable. 📄 Read-aloud
- Debt, Taxes and the 2024 Protests How rising debt repayments pushed Kenya to propose new taxes in 2024, how youth-led protests forced the government to withdraw the Finance Bill, and the fiscal dilemma. 📄 Read-aloud
- Jua Kali: The Informal Workshops How Kenya's jua kali ("hot sun") artisans make tools, furniture and repairs in open-air workshops, their role in employment, and efforts to support them. 📄 Read-aloud
- Cash Transfer Experiments in Kenya How charity GiveDirectly's unconditional cash transfers in Kenya became landmark experiments, including a universal basic income study, and what they found. 📄 Read-aloud
- Kenya and India: Old Ties and Lessons How Indian traders and railway workers shaped Kenya's history, the trade relationship today, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud