Module One:  Kenya and Its Citizens

Unit 1.1: What is Kenya?
An exploration of the concept of nationhood; a review of how Kenya became a nation; a discussion on how far Kenya has advanced along the road to nationhood  - and what still needs to be done, what problems and issues still need to be resolved.

Unit 1.2: Who is a Kenyan?
A discussion of the ethnic and cultural diversity of Kenya’s population; an assessment of the opportunities and the threats of having a multi-cultural nation.

Unit 1.3:  How does Kenya relate to the rest of the world?
An analysis of the three levels of interaction between Kenya and the rest of the world: Kenya and its neighbours (regional), Kenya and other African countries (pan-African), and Kenya in the global context – taking up issues related to trade and globalisation, security and the threat of terrorism, tourism and outsiders’ perceptions of Kenya as a country.