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{{Infobox flag
| Name = Kenya 
| Image = Flag of Kenya.svg
| Use = 111110
| Proportion = 2:3
| Adopted = December 12, 1963
| Design = A white-fimbriated horizontal tricolour of black, red, and green charged with two crossed white spears behind a red, white, and black [[Maasai people|Maasai]] shield.
| Image2 = Naval Ensign of Kenya.svg
| Use2 = 000001
| Design2 = A white field with the national flag in the canton and a large red [[anchor]] in the fly.
| Type = National
}}
The '''flag of [[Kenya]]''' ([[Swahili language|Swahili]]: ''Bendera ya Kenya'') was officially adopted on December 12, 1963.

==Symbolism==
The Kenyan flag is based on that of [[Kenya African National Union]]. The colours symbolize black majority, red for the blood shed during the struggle for freedom, and green for  Land; the white [[fimbriation]] was added later and symbolizes peace. The black, red, and white traditional [[Maasai people|Maasai]] [[shield]] and two [[spear]]s symbolize the defense of all the things mentioned above.

==Design==
The colours of the flag have been specified by the Kenya National Archives.
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|- style="text-align: center; background!: #eee"
! Scheme
! Red
! Green
|-
| British Standard Colours
| Post office red 0-006
| 0-010
|}
:Source: [http://www.getkenyaonline.com/kenya-flag.html Kenyan Flag] at ''Get Kenya Online''. Accessed 6 August 2006.
:Source: [http://www.kenyarchives.go.ke/flag_specifications.htm Flag Specifications] at ''Kenya National Archives''. Accessed 16 Feb 2006.

[[File:Flag of Kenya (construction sheet).png|350px|left|Construction sheet]]

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==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, symbolizing 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. <ref>http://www.unia-acl.com/history-black,red,%20green.html</ref><ref>http://africawithin.com/studies/origin_of_the_flag.htm</ref> [[File:Flag of the UNIA.svg|thumb|right|150px|The flag of Kenya appears similar to the [[Pan-African flag]]]]

==See also ==
*[[List of flags of Kenya]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{FOTW|id=ke|title=Kenya}}

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[[pt:Bandeira do Quénia]]
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[[sr:Застава Кеније]]
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[[th:ธงชาติเคนยา]]
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[[yo:Àsìá ilẹ̀ Kẹ́nyà]]
[[zh:肯尼亚国旗]]