Kenya was a region located on the eastern coast of Africa on planet Earth. A formerly independent state, by the 23rd century it was a division of the United States of Africa. (TAS novelization: The Slaver Weapon)
History and specifics
Its capital city was Nairobi, birthplace of USS Enterprise communications officer and Starfleet Intelligence Chief Nyota Uhura. She would later live in Mombasa. (TAS novelization: The Slaver Weapon, TOS novel: Uhura's Song)
In the 23rd century, Induna, president of the Keep Earth Human League, was from Kenya. (TOS novel: Sarek)
In 2254, Kenya appeared on a 21st century political map of Earth when the Talosians accessed the Enterprise's library computer. On the map, Kenya was marked orange, shared a border with Somalia, and had a coastline with the Indian Ocean. (TOS episode: "The Cage")
Christopher Pike once toured Kenya with Joseph M'Benga (SNW episode: "Strange New Worlds"), and he visited Lake Simbi Nyaima several times (SNW episode: "Children of the Comet").
Piper once saw an elephant in Kenya while on Starfleet training maneuvers. (TOS novel: Dreadnought!)
When listening to the electromagnetic outpost of Cherela in 2270, Uhura was reminded of the long-rains season's downpour on her childhood home in Kenya. (TOS novel: The Face of the Unknown)
Ambassador Mbiti was born in Kenya. (TOS novel: Vulcan's Heart)
While aboard Deep Space 9, Miles O'Brien introduced Kira Nerys to Kenyan coffee. (DS9 novel: Betrayal)
The sister of Starfleet Medical's CO Miomi Muti lived in Old Kenya, where they enjoyed beeswitsh. (TNG - YA novel: Loyalties)
Kelvin timeline
According to Khan Noonien Singh, in September 1992 Augment Dictator Ama Owusu annexed Kenya into United Africa. By 1996, Kenya was part of the African Caliphates before the Augment dictatorships were overthrown. (TOS - Khan comics: "Issue 2", "Issue 3")
Locations
- Koyo (TOS novel: The Disinherited)
- Lake Simbi Nyaima (SNW episode: "Children of the Comet")
- Mombasa
- Mount Kenya
- Nairobi
- University of Kenya (TOS novel: The Disinherited)
Appendices
Connections
| Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| cities and settlements | Aboisso • Alexandria • Alexandria II • Cairo • Cape Town • City of the Dead • Dakar • Giza • Heliopolis • Mandela City • Mariana City • Mogadishu • Mombasa • Nairobi • Obbia • Pretoria • Rashid • Sadat City • Thebes • Tunis |  
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| nations and regions | African Confederation • Egypt • Kenya • Madagascar • Mali • Pan-African Alliance • République de Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) • Senegal • Somalia • South Africa • Sudan • United States of Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| landmarks and geography | Mount Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cultures and notable people | Bantu • Swahili
Sarita Carson • Geordi La Forge • Amina Sasine • Matrina Sedik • Nyota Uhura | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| food and drink | isbarmuunto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Last Unicorn RPG module: Planets of the UFP
- TOS novel: The Fearful Summons
- SNW episode: "Lost in Translation"
External links
- Kenya article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Kenya article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.