Flag of Kenya

Use	National flag and civil and state ensign. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon. A national flag is a Flag that symbolises a country The flag is flown by the government but usually can be flown by Citizens of that country as well A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification The civil Ensign (also known as merchant flag or merchant ensign) is the National flag flown by civil ships (merchant ships and others to denote An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office
Proportion	2:3
Design	A white-fimbriated horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green charged with two crossed white spears behind a red, white, and black Maasai shield. The Maasai are an indigenous African Ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania.
Use	Naval ensign. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon. An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office
Design	A white field with the national flag in the canton and a large red anchor in the fly.

The flag of Kenya was officially adopted on December 12, 1963. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Contents 1 Symbolism 2 Design 3 History 3.1 Colonial flags 4 See also 5 External links

Symbolism

The Kenyan flag is based on that of Kenya African National Union. The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral The colours 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. In Heraldry and Vexillology, fimbriation refers to small strips of colour (technically called " tincture " in this sense in heraldry placed around The black, red, and white traditional Maasai shield and two spears symbolize the defence of all the things mentioned above. The Maasai are an indigenous African Ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. A shield is a protective device meant to intercept attacks The term often refers to a device that is held in the hand as opposed to Armour or a Bullet proof vest This is an article about a particle accelerator For uses of spear, see Spear or Spear (disambiguation.

Design

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.

History

The Kenyan flag is based on the red over red over green flag of Kenya African National Union (KANU), the political party that led the fight for freedom and independence of Kenya. The Kenya African National Union, better known as KANU, ruled Kenya for nearly 40 years after its independence from British colonial rule in 1963 until its electoral Upon independence, the white fimbriation, symbolizing peace and unity, and the shield was added.

Colonial flags

Flag of British East Africa

Flag of Wituland

See also

• List of flags of Kenya

External links

• Kenya at Flags of the World

British East Africa was an area of East Africa controlled by the British in the late 19th century which became a Protectorate covering roughly the area of present-day Wituland (also Witu, Vitu, Witu Protectorate or Swahililand) was an approximately 3000 Km² territory in East Africa centered This is a list of flags used in Kenya. National Flag Military Historical For a list of flags see List of flags or Gallery of flags by design.

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