Religion in Kenya

[citation needed] In 2017, Kenya had the highest number of Quakers of any country in the world, with around 119,285 members.

As of the end of 2019, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claimed more than 14,000 members in 54 official congregations in Kenya.

Due to the proposed law of the right to worship, there has been a tremendous increase in the number of churches in the country recently.

Muslims have complained that they are targeted and discriminated against by the government, particularly since the 1998 United States embassy bombings in Nairobi and elsewhere.

The dead are presumed to merely transform into another state of being and capable of bringing good fortune or calamity to the living.

Followers of the traditional Kikuyu religion believe Ngai resides on Mount Kenya and say their prayers facing the mountain.

Followers of the traditional Mijikenda religion have their holy shrines in the forests where they offer sacrifices and pray.

The Maasai, Kisii, Turkana, Samburu, and Pokot tribes also have significant numbers of persons adhering exclusively to traditional African religions.

They are mainly located in the capital of Kenya, Nairobi, and other urban areas such as Mombasa, Eldoret, Thika, and Kisumu.

Nairobi Vihara conducts missions and meditation[34] programs to promote Buddhism in Kenya.

[35][36][37] In the 1990s the Baháʼís in Kenya participated in a nationwide community health project including vaccinations, maintaining latrines, and developing clean water sources.

[39] In 2023, the country scored 2 out of 4 for religious freedom; this was mainly due to Shabaab terror threats against Christians and consequential intimidation of local Muslims.