Living Person
Kenya_Colony
is
As of April 15, 2026
106 years old
approximately!
Date of Birth
(1920 ) is
Monkey
Year
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Moon
approx. 1422.1 years old
Mercury
approx. 441.7 years old
Venus
approx. 172.9 years old
Mars
approx. 56.6 years old
Jupiter
approx. 9 years old
Saturn
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Colony and Protectorate of Kenya | |||||||||||
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| 1920–1963 | |||||||||||
.svg) Ensign of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya
.svg) Badge
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| Anthem: God Save the King (1920–1952) God Save the Queen (1952–1963) | |||||||||||
 Map of British East Africa in 1909 | |||||||||||
| Status | British colony | ||||||||||
| Capital | Nairobi | ||||||||||
| Common languages | English (official) Swahili, Kikuyu, Kamba, Luhya, Luo, Gusii, Meru, Nandi–Markweta, Somali, Arabic | ||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||
• Governor of the Kenya Colony | Edward Northey (First) | ||||||||||
• Governor of the Kenya Colony | Malcolm MacDonald (Last) | ||||||||||
• Governor of the Protectorate of Kenya | Ali bin Salim Al-Busaidi (1920 - 1940) | ||||||||||
• Governor of the Protectorate of Kenya | Mbarak bin Ali Al-Hinawy (1940 - 1959) | ||||||||||
| Legislature | Legislative council | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Colony established | 23 July 1920 | ||||||||||
• Protectorate established | 29 November 1920 | ||||||||||
• Self-rule | 1 June 1963 | ||||||||||
• Independent as Kenya | 12 December 1963 | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
| 1924 | 639,200 km (246,800 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||
• 1924 | 2,807,000 | ||||||||||
• 1931 | 3,040,940 | ||||||||||
• 1955 | 6,979,931 | ||||||||||
• 1960 | 8,105,440 | ||||||||||
| Currency | East African florin (1920–21) East African shilling (1921–60) | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Kenya Somalia | ||||||||||
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