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No religion (1.6%) Holy Ghost Cathedral, Mombasa. The predominant religion in Kenya is Christianity, which is adhered to by an estimated 85.5% of the total population. Islam is the second largest religion in Kenya, practised by 10.9 percent [1] of Kenyans. Other faiths practised in Kenya are Baháʼí, Buddhism, Hinduism and traditional religions .
The emerging national culture of Kenya has several strong dimensions that include the rise of a national language, the full acceptance of Kenyan as an identity, the success of a postcolonial constitutional order, the ascendancy of ecumenical religions, the urban dominance of multiethnic cultural productions, and increased national cohesion" [1]
Hinduism is a minority faith in Kenya, constituting 0.13% of the population of Kenya. [1] Due to the efforts of the Hindu Council of Kenya, Kenya is one of only three African countries to recognise Hinduism as a religion. [2] Hindus are free to practise their religion in Kenya, and several Kenyan cities have Hindu temples. [3]
Islam by country. Kenya has a Christian majority, with Islam being the second largest faith representing 11% of the Kenyan population, or approximately 5.2 million people as of 2019 census. [1] The Kenyan coast is mostly populated by Muslims. Nairobi has several mosques and a notable Muslim population.
The religion had also began influencing Harla Kingdom in the Horn of Africa early on. Islam is the dominant religion in North Africa and the Horn of Africa. It has also become the predominant religion on the Swahili Coast as well as the West African seaboard and parts of the interior.
Bũrũrĩ Wa Gĩkũyũ. The Kikuyu (also Agĩkũyũ/Gĩkũyũ) are a Bantu ethnic group native to East Africa Central Kenya. At a population of 8,148,668 as of 2019, they account for 17.13% of the total population of Kenya, making them Kenya's largest ethnic group. [1] Part of a series on the.
Pages in category "Religion in Kenya". The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Religion in Kenya.
The Swahili people ( Swahili: WaSwahili, وَسوَحِيلِ) comprise mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab and Comorian ethnic groups inhabiting the Swahili coast, an area encompassing the Zanzibar archipelago and mainland Tanzania's seaboard, littoral Kenya, northern Mozambique, the Comoros Islands and Northwest Madagascar . The original Swahili ...