• PEOPLE NAME: UPPER POKOMO OF KENYA


PEID: 14843

ROP: 110411

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Bantu, East-Coastal

Language: Kipfokomu - (pkb)

Alternate Name(s): Ozi

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: Kenya

Also found in:

Population: 69,500

Global Population: 69,500


PEID: 14843

ROP: 110411

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Upper Pokomo of Kenya, numbering 69,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Bantu, East-Coastal people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Kenya. Their primary language is Kipfokomu. The primary religion practiced by the Upper Pokomo is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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