Icyayi cy'umukara cya Kenya gifite uburyohe budasanzwe, kandi imashini zitunganya icyayi cyiraburanazo zirakomeye. Inganda zicyayi zifite umwanya wingenzi mubukungu bwa Kenya. Hamwe na kawa n'indabyo, ibaye inganda eshatu zikomeye zinjiza amadovize muri Kenya. Ubusitani bwicyayi bwagiye bukurikirana, nkitapi yicyatsi ikwirakwira kumusozi no mubibaya, kandi hari nabahinzi bicyayi batatanye kuri "tapi yicyatsi" yunamye gufata icyayi. Urebye hirya no hino, umurima w'iyerekwa ni nk'ishusho nziza.

Mubyukuri, ugereranije nu Bushinwa, umujyi wicyayi wavukiyemo, Kenya ifite amateka magufi yo guhinga icyayi, naicyayiubusitaniimashiniikoreshwa nayo itumizwa mu mahanga. Kuva mu 1903, igihe Abongereza binjizaga Kenya ibiti by’icyayi muri Kenya kugeza uyu munsi, Kenya yabaye icyayi kinini muri Afurika ndetse n’icyaro kinini mu bihugu byohereza icyayi cyirabura ku isi mu binyejana birenga ijana gusa. Ubwiza bwicyayi cya Kenya nibyiza cyane. Kwungukira ku bushyuhe buri mwaka bwa dogere 21 ° C, urumuri rwizuba ruhagije, imvura nyinshi, ibyonnyi bike ugereranije, hamwe nubutumburuke buri hagati ya metero 1500 na 2700, hamwe nubutaka bwivu bwikirunga bwa acide nkeya, Kenya yabaye isoko yimisozi miremire myiza cyane icyayi. Inkomoko nziza. Ubusitani bw'icyayi bukwirakwizwa ahanini ku mpande zombi z'ikibaya kinini cya Rift muri Afurika y'Iburasirazuba, ndetse no mu majyepfo y'uburengerazuba bw'akarere kegereye amajyepfo ya ekwateri.

Ibiti byicyayi muri Kenya byatsi bibisi umwaka wose. Muri Kamena na Nyakanga buri mwaka, abahinzi b'icyayi batoranya icyayi cy'icyayi ugereranije buri byumweru bibiri cyangwa bitatu; mugihe cyizahabu cyo gutora icyayi mu Kwakira buri mwaka, barashobora gutora rimwe muminsi itanu cyangwa itandatu. Iyo batoragura icyayi, abahinzi bamwe bicyayi bakoresha igitambaro cyo kumanika igitebo cyicyayi kuruhanga no mumugongo, hanyuma bagatoragura witonze igice kimwe cyangwa bibiri byisonga ryigiti cyicyayi bakagishyira mubiseke. Mubihe bisanzwe, buri kilo 3.5-4 yamababi meza arashobora gutanga ikiro kimwe cyicyayi cyiza gifite ibara rya zahabu nimpumuro nziza.

Imiterere karemano idasanzwe iha icyayi cyumukara cya Kenya uburyohe budasanzwe. Icyayi cy'umukara gikorerwa hano ni icyayi cy'umukara kimenetse. Bitandukanye namababi yicyayi yubushinwa, urashobora kubona amababi. Iyo ubishyize muburyo bworoshyeigikombe cy'icyayi,urashobora kunuka umunuko ukomeye kandi mushya. Ibara ryisupu iratukura kandi irasa, uburyohe buraryoshye, kandi ubwiza buri hejuru. Kandi icyayi cy'umukara gisa nkimiterere yabanyakenya, gifite uburyohe bukomeye, uburyohe bworoshye kandi bugarura ubuyanja, hamwe nishyaka ryoroshye.