Kenya Celebrates 50 Years of Independence Despite Challenges

12 December 2013

Kenyans marked half a century of independence from Britain on Thursday, celebrating progress of the regional economic powerhouse but also struggling to shake off a legacy of corruption, inequality and ethnic violence.

Celebrations began at midnight on Wednesday, with the Kenyan flag raised in Nairobi's Uhuru Gardens which means 'freedom' in Swahili, in a re-enactment of the moment 50 years earlier when Britain's rule since 1895 came to a close.

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