Flag of Kenya

The flag of Kenya (Swahili: Bendera ya Kenya) was officially adopted on 12 December 1963.
==Symbolism==
The Kenyan flag is based on that of Kenya African National Union and was adopted on 12 December 1963 as the country's flag. The colour black represents the people of the Republic of Kenya, red for the blood shed during the fight for independence, and green for the country's landscape and natural wealth. The white fimbriation was added later to symbolise peace and honesty. The black, red, and white traditional Maasai shield and two spears symbolise the defense of all the things mentioned above.
==Design==
The colours of the flag have been specified by the Kenya National Archives. 
Black 	Red 	Green
British Standard Colours	Post office red 0-006	0-010
==Variants==
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===Executive===
File:Kenya presidential standard JOMO KENYATTA.png|Presidential Standard of Jomo Kenyatta
File:Kenya presidential standard DANIEL ARAP MOI.svg|Presidential Standard of Daniel Arap Moi
File:Kenya presidential standard MWAI KIBAKI.png|Presidential Standard of Mwai Kibaki
File:Kenya presidential standard UHURU KENYATTA.png|Presidential Standard of Uhuru Kenyatta, Incumbent President of Kenya
===Defence Forces===
File:Naval Ensign of Kenya.svg|Flag of Kenya Navy
File:Presidential Colour of the Kenyan Navy.svg|Presidential Standard of the Navy
File:Flag of the Kenya Defence Forces.svg|Flag of Kenya Defence Forces
File:Air Force Ensign of Kenya.svg|Flag of Kenya Air Force
===County flags===
File:Flag of Nairobi.svg| Flag of Nairobi County
==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, symbolising 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.http://www.unia-acl.com/history-black,red,%20green.html
==See also ==
*List of flags of Kenya
==References==
:Source: Kenyan Flag at Get Kenya Online. Accessed 6 August 2006.
:Source: Flag Specifications at Kenya National Archives. Accessed 16 Feb 2006.
==External links==
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* Kenya Naval Ensign
* http://www.flagscorner.com/kenya-flag/
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