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Religion in Kenya


The predominant religion in Kenya is Christianity, which is adhered to by an estimated 84.8% of the total population. Islam is the second largest religion in Kenya, practiced by about 9.7% of the total population. Other faiths practiced in Kenya are Baha'i, Buddhism, Hinduism and traditional religions.

Since 1999, Buddhism has grown in Kenya. There are more than 1000 Buddhists in Kenya. Buddhism is also one of fastest growing traditions in Kenya.

Nairobi Buddhist Vihara/Temple is the main centre of Buddhism in Kenya .Nairobi Vihara conducts missions and meditation programmes to promote Buddhism in Kenya.

Present in Kenya from 1945, the religion grew to an estimated 308,000 people in 2005 or about 1% of the population. In the 1990s the Bahá'ís in Kenya participated in a nationwide community health project including vaccinations, maintaining latrines and developing clean water sources.

Roman Catholicism was first brought to Kenya in the fifteenth century by the Portuguese, and was spread rapidly during the 20th century by colonists. Today, the main Christian denominations in Kenya are Protestant confessions, which make up about 47.4% of the country's religious composition. They include the Anglican Church of Kenya, and the Presbyterian, Reformed, Methodist, Baptist, Lutheran, and Pentecostal churches. The Roman Catholic Church represents 23.3% of the population.

The Eastern Orthodox Church has over 650,000 members in Kenya (2010), making it the largest Orthodox Church in Africa. In 2016 two new dioceses were created within the Orthodox Archdiocese of Kenya, namely the Diocese of Nieri and Mount Kenya, as well as the Diocese of Kisumu and West Kenya.


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