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Welcome to the
Salvation Army Kenya West
Territory
In brief:
In 1896 three Salvationists went
to Kenya to work on the building
of a new railway and made their
witness while based at the Taru
Camp. The first official
meetings were held in Nairobi in
April 1921, led by Lieut-Colonel
and Mrs James Allister Smith.
The first cadets were trained in
1923. On 1 March 2008, the Kenya
Territory was divided into two
and the
Kenya East Territory and
Kenya West Territory were
created.
AFTER
considerable anticipation and
preparation, undergirded by much
prayer and planning, the Kenya
West Territory commenced
operations on 1 March 2008.
Because of the dramatic growth
of The Salvation Army in the
country of Kenya, and the
increasing complexities involved
in administering the work of,
and ministering to, the
thousands of Salvationists that
are there, Army work in the
western part of the country is
now given over sighted from the
city of Kakamega, in the Western
Province.
Primarily a rural area, with
more than half the country’s
population living within the
territory’s boundaries, there
are great opportunities for
evangelism and service. The
future is promising in
terms of the Army continuing the
development which had preceded
the creation of the new
territory. Even in the early
days of the territory, an event
to note was the ‘Hail and
Farewell Meeting’ held in
Kakamega’s Bukhungu Stadium. A
highlight was the lowering of
the Kenya Territory flag by
Commissioner Hezekiel Anzeze
(then TC, Kenya and now TC,
Kenya East) and the raising of
the new territorial flag by
Commissioner William Roberts
(recently appointed TC, Kenya
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