The official language is English, the national language is Swahili, and the language that the Nandi tribe speaks is Kalenjin. The official name of Kenya is Jamhuri ya Kenya, which means Republic of Kenya. Most rural people live in small houses made of mud or bundles of branches. The cities have modern houses of stone and cement. Most of the men in Kenya wear cotton shirts and pants or shorts, but some wear business suits.
Most females wear cotton dresses or skirts and blouses.
Some people that live in rural areas wear a cloth that that they wrap around their bodies, and the nomads are especially known for this. Corn, or maize as it is called, is the basic food of Kenya. For recreation, many people like to dance and go to movies. There are movie theaters in the cities, and there are movie mobiles to take movies to the people in the rural areas. Soccer is very popular, along with track and field.