Bible Society work in Kenya
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Society of Kenya PO Box 72983 Country Data:
| Area: | 582,646 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 29,700,000 | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$350 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 77.3% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1998): | Christian |
66%
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| Traditional Beliefs |
26%
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| Muslim |
6%
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| Hindu |
1%
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| Other |
1%
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| Official Language: | Kiswahili | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1869 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1970 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1980 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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| 300,731 | 5,548 | 773 | 117,319 | 100,000 | 0 |
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Beginning of organised
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9,200,000
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1891
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Bright future for Kikamba translation project (December 2006)
Audio Scriptures speak to bereaved children (November 2006)
Bible translators ‘face same pressures as any other Africans’
(East Africa) (August 2006)
Audio Scriptures strengthen villagers’ faith (June 2006)
Community radio brings Christian message to heart of Mombasa (June 2006)
Bible Society supports efforts to care for Kenya's poorest ‘flock’ (April/May 2005)
HIV/AIDS Focus:
Fighting the Goliath of HIV/AIDS (March 2005)
‘How I felt called to help the Church fight AIDS’ (March 2005)
Positive response from listeners secures continuation of Kiswahili Radio Bible project (February 2005)
Faith Comes By Hearing — Stories from Africa (October 2003)
Latest News Summary (July/August 2003)
Political change brings new opportunities for Bible Society of Kenya e-229
(March 2003)
Kenya’s Bible Week focuses on cancer patients and former street children
(March 2003)
‘God will never desert me’: a paralysed man thanks the Bible Society of Kenya (February 2003)
Kenya’s Abanyore people get complete Bible — after nearly 100 years! (Sep. 2002)
Preparations
under way for Kiswahili Radio Bible project (June 2002)
In the arid expanse of northern Kenya, ‘It doesn’t matter; God is here!’ (April/May 2002)
Kenyans devise creative outlets for audio cassette ministry (April/May 2002)
New Bible House opened in Nairobi (Jan./Feb. 2002)
A five-shillings pledge helped write the Turkana Bible (June 2001)
Rejected Children Receive Scriptures During Kenya’s Bible Week (Jan./Feb. 2001)
New Kikuyu Scripture Provokes Interest Among Kenyan Catholics (Jan.Feb. 2001)
Bible People in the News (December 2000)
Work Begins on New Nairobi Bible House (October 2000)
First Lukakamega Portion Greeted with Singing and Dancing (July/Aug 2000)
Bible News in Brief (July/August 2000)
Scripture Cassettes Draw East Africans (February 2000)
New Translation Opens God’s Word for Akamba People (January 2000)
Bible News in Brief (April/May 1999)
Power of the Spoken Word in Kenya (February 1999)
What Can Be Done for Africa’s Non-Literates? (February 1999)
Bomb Blast Remembered at Bible Launch (January 1999)
Thousands of Bibles Destroyed in Anti-Christian Ruse (December 1998)
Nairobi Bomb Blast – Bible House and Staff Safe (October 1998)
Feedback Forum for Faith Comes By Hearing (October 1998)
Mark’s Message: First Portion in Kiembu-Kimbeere (September 1998)
Hearing ‘Serious Business’! (January 1998)
Logooli New Testament Now in the People’s Language (October 1997)
First Igikuria New Testament (June 1997)
Street Girls Learn to Read Using the Scriptures (May 1997)
‘Book of God’ in ‘Pure Lunyore’ (March 1997)
In the arid expanse of northern Kenya, ‘It doesn’t matter; God is here!’ (April/May 2002)
Kenyans devise creative outlets for audio cassette ministry (April/May 2002)
New Bible House opened in Nairobi (Jan./Feb. 2002)
A five-shillings pledge helped write the Turkana Bible (June 2001)
Rejected Children Receive Scriptures During Kenya’s Bible Week (Jan./Feb. 2001)
New Kikuyu Scripture Provokes Interest Among Kenyan Catholics (Jan.Feb. 2001)
Bible People in the News (December 2000)
Work Begins on New Nairobi Bible House (October 2000)
First Lukakamega Portion Greeted with Singing and Dancing (July/Aug 2000)
Bible News in Brief (July/August 2000)
Scripture Cassettes Draw East Africans (February 2000)
New Translation Opens God’s Word for Akamba People (January 2000)
Bible News in Brief (April/May 1999)
Power of the Spoken Word in Kenya (February 1999)
What Can Be Done for Africa’s Non-Literates? (February 1999)
Bomb Blast Remembered at Bible Launch (January 1999)
Thousands of Bibles Destroyed in Anti-Christian Ruse (December 1998)
Nairobi Bomb Blast – Bible House and Staff Safe (October 1998)
Feedback Forum for Faith Comes By Hearing (October 1998)
Mark’s Message: First Portion in Kiembu-Kimbeere (September 1998)
Hearing ‘Serious Business’! (January 1998)
Logooli New Testament Now in the People’s Language (October 1997)
First Igikuria New Testament (June 1997)
Street Girls Learn to Read Using the Scriptures (May 1997)
‘Book of God’ in ‘Pure Lunyore’ (March 1997)
