Kenya
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated July 15, 2024
No. of localities: 8
No. of saints in church life: 305
No. of saints attending the Table meeting: 205
Country Profile
Location: East Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania
Geographical
Size: land: 569,140 sq km, water: 11,227 sq km
Climate: varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior
Population: 58,246,378 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 2.06% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Kikuyu 17.1%, Luhya 14.3%, Kalenjin 13.4%, Luo 10.7%, Kamba 9.8%, Somali 5.8%, Kisii 5.7%, Mijikenda 5.2%, Meru 4.2%, Maasai 2.5%, Turkana 2.1%, non-Kenyan 1%, other 8.2% (2019 est.)
Languages: English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages
Religion: Christian 83% (Protestant 47.7%, Catholic 23.4%, other Christian 11.9%), Muslim 11.2%, Traditionalists 1.7%, other 1.6%, none 2.4%, unspecified 0.2%
(2009 est.)
Capital
City: Nairobi
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