The Republic of Kenya is a country in Eastern Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border. The country is named after Mount Kenya, a very significant landmark,British East Africa Annexed--"Kenya Colony", Reuter (News) The Times, Thursday, July 08, 1920; pg. 13; Issue 42457; col C "East Africa: Kenya: History: Kenya Colony". Encyclopedia Britannica (15) 17. (2002). 801, 1b. ISBN 0-85229-787-4.  and both were originally usually pronounced ˈkiË�njÉ™"Kenya". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2nd ed. 1989. in English although the native pronunciation and the one intended by the original transcription Kenia was ˈkenia.[http://links.jstor.org/s ici?sici=0368-4016(194301)42%3A166%3C42% 3A%22SOK%3E2.0.CO%3B2-P "The Spelling of Kenya".B. J. RatcliffeJournal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 42, No. 166 (Jan., 1943), pp. 42-44] During the presidency of Jomo Kenyatta in the 1960s, the current pronunciation ˈkÉ›njÉ™ became widespread in English too because his name was pronounced according to the original native pronunciation.Foottit, Claire [2004] (2006). Kenya, The Brade Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides Ltd. ISBN 1-84162-066-1.  Before 1920, the area now known as Kenya was known as the British East Africa Protectorate and so there was no need to mention mount when referring to the mountain.