This is the name that Ludwig Kraph was given when he sighted the mountain from Kitui (in Kamba country). Translated to the Kamba language, kД©rД©nyaga, would be ki nyaa. The name KД©rД©nyaga therefore figuratively means вЂthe one with white patchesвЂ™, referring to the glaciers among the peaks of the mountain. The Kikuyu attributed an ostrich likeness to an object that was dark coloured with white patches. The ostrich has black or brownishвЂ“grey feathers with patches of white. Kenya is KД©rД©nyaga which literally means вЂthe one with the ostrichвЂ™. The Kikuyu name for Mount Kenya is Kirima KД©rД© Nyaga (Mt.Kirinyaga), which literally translates to the mountain that which has the 'Nyaga' вЂ“ Ostriches.The mountain therefore is locally accepted as 'God's Resting Place' or 'Where God Lives'. Kikuyu used to build their houses with the doors facing the mountain. The snow (in Kikuyu: Ira) caps of the mountain symbolically represent a crown on God's habitation. 'Mwene Nyaga' in Kikuyu language can also translate as the 'Owner of the Ostriches' where 'Mwene' translates to 'owner', and 'Nyaga' to Ostriches. Thus according to the Kikuyu records, GД©kЕ©yЕ© is the first person on Earth to ascend the mountain. It is the place where GД©kЕ©yЕ©, the father of the tribe, used to meet with God. They believe that the mountain is Ngai's throne on earth. They believe that God, Ngai or Mwene Nyaga, lived on Mount Kenya when he came down from the sky.

They are agriculturalists, and make use of the highly fertile volcanic soil on the lower slopes. The Kikuyu live on the southern and western sides of the mountain. They used to build their houses facing the mountain, with the doors on the side nearest to it. Several ethnic groups that live around Mount Kenya believe the mountain to be sacred. The fence discharges an electric shock, but is not dangerous to humans or animals. As of 2021, 250 kilometres out of a planned 450 kilometres has been constructed in the Mt. Kenya's Rhino Ark Trust, a non-profit organization, has been putting up fences in key areas around the country. The project will see the Park enclosed by an electric fence with five electrified strands. Kenya's government has announced a project to discourage animals from straying into small holdings surrounding the Park and devastating crops.

These were the importance of tourism for the local and national economies, preserve an area of great scenic beauty, conserve the biodiversity within the park and to preserve the water catchment for the surrounding area. The Government of Kenya had four reasons for creating a national park on and around Mount Kenya. The national park and the forest reserve, combined, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. In April 1978 the area was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Currently the national park is within the forest reserve which encircles it. Mount Kenya National Park, established in 1949, protects the region surrounding the mountain. The park receives over 16,000 visitors per year. An area of 715В km 2 (276В sqВ mi) around the centre of the mountain was designated a National Park and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. Many alpine species are endemic to Mount Kenya, such as the giant lobelias and senecios and a local subspecies of rock hyrax. The lower slopes are covered by different types of forest. There are several vegetation bands from the base to the peak. The forested slopes are an important source of water for much of Kenya. There are currently 11 small glaciers, which are shrinking rapidly, and may disappear by 2050. This has resulted in very eroded slopes and numerous valleys radiating from the peak. It was covered by an ice cap for thousands of years. Mount Kenya is a volcano created approximately 3 million years after the opening of the East African Rift. Mount Kenya is the source of the name of the Republic of Kenya. Mount Kenya is located in the former Eastern and Central provinces of Kenya its peak is now the intersection of Meru, Embu, Laikipia, Kirinyaga, Nyeri and Tharaka Nithi counties, about 16.5 kilometres (10.3 miles) south of the equator, around 150В km (90В mi) north-northeast of the capital Nairobi. Mount Kenya ( Kikuyu: KД©rД©nyaga, Kamba, Ki Nyaa) is the highest mountain in Kenya and the second-highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro. Mount Kenya by Wielochowski and Savage ДЈ1 July 1944 by Firmin and Hicks, although the peoples of Kenya believed God (Ngai in Gikuyu) resided on this mountain and regularly ascended the peaks to perform spiritual rites.

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