An extinct volcano, 5,202.7 m (17,058 ft), in central Kenya. It is the second-highest peak in Africa. a country in East Africa which became independent from Britain in 1963, and is a member of the British Commonwealth. Population: 30,766,000 (2001). Capital: Nairobi. Kenya produces coffee and tea, and is popular with tourists who go to see the wild animals in the safari parks there. officially Republic of Kenya Country, eastern Africa