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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kikuyu of Uganda

The Kikuyu of Uganda, numbering approximately 111,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu ethnic group indigenous to Central Kenya. They mostly adhere to Neo-Pentecostalism and Kikuyu is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Bantu, Gikuyu-Kamba
Primary Language(s): Kikuyu (kik)
Primary Religion(s): Neo-Pentecostalism
Population: 111,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015094
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Pray for the Kikuyu 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: Kikuyu
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Gikuyu Speakers

Media Resources in Kikuyu:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Kikuyu:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1965 Bible Society of Kenya✓✓
Bible Society of Kenya✓

2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kikuyu bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kikuyu 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 Kikuyu:
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 Kikuyu of Uganda

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

“I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, ‘Here I am, here I am,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."
readIsaiah 65:1

Pray that the lost will be found by God, even when they are not seeking Him. Pray that He will reveal Himself to them in a way they cannot ignore and that they will respond in faith.

For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
read1 Corinthians 9:19

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hearts that want to serve the lost around them so that many might come to faith in Jesus.

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

Pray that God will raise up people to go and share the gospel and help them trust His promise that anyone who has left those they treasure for the sake of the kingdom of God will receive many times more in this life and in the life to come.

Kikuyu Across Countries (ROP3 - 104997) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
KikuyuPG014805KikuyuKenya9,510,000No Longer UnreachedKikuyuAfrican Traditional Religion
KikuyuPG015094KikuyuUganda111,000Engaged yet UnreachedKikuyuNeo-Pentecostalism
KikuyuPG014959KikuyuTanzania50,000Engaged yet UnreachedKikuyuNeo-Pentecostalism
KikuyuPG050382KikuyuUnited States550No Longer UnreachedKikuyuNeo-Pentecostalism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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