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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kalenjin of Kenya

The Kalenjin of Kenya, numbering approximately 7,130,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Kenya. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Kipsigis is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Kalenjin

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Kenya
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Kipsigis (sgc)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 7,130,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014800
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

36%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kipsigis
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
%
Kipsigis Speakers

Media Resources in Kipsigis:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Kipsigis:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kalenjin are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Kalenjin:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Kalenjin of Kenya

Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
readJohn 3:18

Pray for those who are living under the burden of their sin to believe in Jesus, the only Son of God, and receive freedom.

If I ascend to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
readPsalm 139:8

Pray that the lost will recognize God's presence with them wherever they go, put their faith in Christ, and seek to live in a way that honors and glorifies Him.

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
read2 Corinthians 6:14

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and want to marry, they will be led to other believers and enter into godly marriages.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Kipsigis Across Countries (ROP3 - 105028) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KalenjinPG014800KalenjinKenya7,130,000Engaged yet UnreachedKipsigisRoman Catholicism

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