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The Kamba of Uganda

The Kamba of Uganda, numbering approximately 11,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu ethnic group indigenous to the area of Kenya stretching from Nairobi to Tsavo and north to Embu. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Kamba (Kenya) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Bantu, Gikuyu-Kamba
Primary Language(s): Kamba (Kenya) (kam)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 11,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015090

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Pray for the Kamba of Uganda

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Neo-Pentecostalism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Neo-Pentecostalism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kamba (Kenya)
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kamba Speakers

Media Resources in Kamba (Kenya):

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Kamba (Kenya):

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1998 Bible Society of Kenya✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kamba (Kenya) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kamba 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 Kamba:
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 Kamba of Uganda

Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life"
readJohn 4:13-14

Pray that those who don't know Jesus will drink of the living water that only Christ can provide and never thirst again.

The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
readActs 17:24-25

Pray that the good news will reach everyone in this people group and that many will come to know and serve the one true God who made the world and everything in it and lives today.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow in the spiritual gifts God has given them and use these gifts to glorify Him and build up the Church.

In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
readEphesians 1:13-14

Pray that God will work through believers near and far in bringing the lost to Himself, giving them what they need to do the task He has set before them, and helping them rest in Him because He has given them His Spirit.

Kamba Across Countries (ROP3 - 104515) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
KambaPG014955KambaTanzania149,000No Longer UnreachedKamba (Kenya)Neo-Pentecostalism
KambaPG014801KambaKenya5,590,000No Longer UnreachedKamba (Kenya)Neo-Pentecostalism
KambaPG015090KambaUganda11,000Engaged yet UnreachedKamba (Kenya)Neo-Pentecostalism

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