Kenya

The Lord’s Testimony

Updated March 24, 2023

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: 48,397,527 (July 2018 est.) 
Population Growth Rate: 1.57% (2018 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.) 
Government Type: presidential republic 
Capital City: Nairobi 
Economy: About 75% of Kenya’s population of roughly 48.5 million work at least part-time in the agricultural sector, including livestock and pastoral activities. Over 75% of agricultural output is from small-scale, rain-fed farming or livestock production. Tourism also holds a significant place in Kenya’s economy. 
GDP (Purchase power parity): $163.7 billion (2017 est.) Communications: Fixed line telephone 69,861 (2017 est.), Mobile Cellular 42,815,109 (2017 est.), Internet users 12,165,597 (July 2016 est.) 
Information and map From CIA