Banner o Kenyae
The banner o Kenyae (Swauheely: Bendera ya Kenya) wis offeecially adoptit on December 12, 1963.
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[edit] Seembolism
The Kenyan banner is based on that o Kenya African Naitional Union. The colours seembolize black majority, red for the blood shed durin the struggle for freedom, an green for land; the white fimbriation wis addit later an seembolizes peace. The black, red, an white traditional Maasai shield an twa spears seembolize the defense o aw the things mentioned abuin.
[edit] Design
The colours o the banner hae been specified bi the Kenya Naitional Archives.
| Scheme | Red | Green |
|---|---|---|
| Breetish Staundart 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.
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[edit] History
The Kenyan banner is based on the black ower red ower green banner o Kenya African National Union (KANU), the poleetical pairty that led the fecht for freedom an unthirldom o Kenyae. Upon unthirldom, the white fimbriation, seembolizin peace an unity, an the shield wur addit. The meanin o the colours o the banner o Kenyae match closely tae those o the Pan-African banner adoptit bi the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League in 1920.[1][2]
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