Islam in Kenya

Islam In Kenya

Islam is the religion of approximately 11.2 percent of the Kenyan population, or approximately 4.3 million people. The Kenyan coast is mostly populated by Muslims. Nairobi has several mosques and a notable Muslim population.

Though the majority of Kenyan Muslims are Sunni, there is a population of Kenyan Shi'a and Ahmadi Muslims. Approximately 73% identify themselves as Sunni, 8% Shia and 4% Ahmadi while the majority of the rest do not associate themselves with a particular group. In large part, Shia's are Ismailis descended from or influenced by oceanic traders from the Middle East and India. These Shia Muslims include the Dawoodi Bohra, who number some 6,000-8,000 in the country.