Kenya
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National flag and civil and state ensign  |
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2:3 |
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A horizontal tricolour of black, white-edged red, and green with two crossed white spears behind a red, white, and black Maasai shield. |
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| Variant flag of Kenya |
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Naval ensign  |
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A white field with the national flag in the canton and a large red anchor in the fly. |
The flag of Kenya (Swahili: Bendera ya Kenya) was officially adopted on December 12, 1963.
[edit] Symbolism
The Kenyan flag is based on that of Kenya African National Union. The colours symbolize black majority, red for the blood shed during the struggle for freedom, and green for Land; 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] Design
The colours of the flag have been specified by the Kenya National Archives.
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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.
[edit] History
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 meaning of the colours of the flag of Kenya match closely to those of the Pan-African flag adopted by the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League in 1920. [1][2]
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