{"id":711243,"date":"2022-12-12T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T08:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=711243"},"modified":"2022-12-12T11:27:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T08:27:26","slug":"google-doodle-celebrates-kenya-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2022\/12\/google-doodle-celebrates-kenya-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Doodle celebrates Kenya Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 12 &#8211; Google has published a Jamhuri Day Doodle on its homepage to mark Kenya\u2019s 59 years of independence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The animated Doodle of the Kenyan flag commemorates the freedom fighters who sacrificed and liberated the country from British colonialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoodles provide a way for Google to connect with its users by helping them celebrate important moments and national days,\u201d says Sharon Machira, Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Google Kenya. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company began honouring people, events, anniversaries, and holidays with Doodles designed by one of its engineers in 1999.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenya became an independent country in 1963 and was admitted into the Commonwealth as a republic, or \u2018Jamhuri\u2019 (Swahili for \u2018republic\u2019) exactly one year later in 1964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to this, the 12th of December is also referred to as Jamhuri Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 12th of December 1963 saw the African country of Kenya gain independence from the British after being under rule of the sovereign state since the late 19th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Britannica, Kenya officially became a British colony in 1920 and African demands for more involvement in political processes were denied until 1944, when an African was included in the legislature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya Dec 12 &#8211; Google has published a Jamhuri Day Doodle on its homepage to mark Kenya\u2019s 59 years of independence. 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