Our Regions
The Olivet Assembly congregations in Kenya are divided by eight regions. Churches, as well as a variety of ministries, are gathered by region under the leadership of the regional headquarters.The regional headquarters are normally located in the most populous or transportation hub in each region to serve numerous churches and organisations. Mission strategies and administration are facilitated by the regional Olivet Centres to maintain, develop, and expand their member bodies in useful collaboration and communication.
Regional Headquarters formulate diverse projects and programs to develop a sense of community among pastors, ministers and missionaries within the region. They also cast regional vision and future while mediating the national goal towards God’s Kingdom in Kenya.
Region representatives and leaders join the regular meeting with the staff of the National General Office. The annual meeting is convened at the end of October by an invitation by the General Office in Nairobi. The map above presents how those regions within Kenya are divided. Congregations and ministries grouped in each area promote strategic mission development aligned with region characters.
1. Central
The Central Province (Swahili: Kati) is a region in central Kenya. It covers an area of 13,191 km² and is located to north of Nairobi and west of Mt. Kenya. The province had 4,383,743[1] inhabitants according to the 2009 census. The provincial capital is Nyeri. Central Province is the ancestral home of the Gikuyu community.
2. Coast
Coast Province (Swahili: Pwani) of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, was one of Kenya's eight provinces. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1 km² and would have had a population of 3,325,307 in 2009.
3. Eastern
The Eastern Province (Swahili: Mashariki) of Kenya was one of 8 Provinces of Kenya. Its northern boundary ran along with that of Ethiopia; the North Eastern Province and Coast Province lay to the east and south; and the remainder of Kenya's provinces, including Central Province, ran along its western border. The provincial capital was Embu.
4. Nairobi
Nairobi County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. The smallest yet most populous of the counties, it is coterminous with the city of Nairobi, which is also the capital and largest city of Kenya. Nairobi County was founded in 2013 on the same boundaries as Nairobi Province, after Kenya's 8 provinces were subdivided into 47 counties.
The region headquarter office is located in Kabiria, Nairobi
5. North Eastern
The North Eastern Province is one of the former Provinces in Kenya. It has a land area of 127,358.5 km², with its capital at Garissa. Previously known as the Northern Frontier District (NFD), the territory was carved out of the Jubaland region of present-day southern Somalia during the colonial period. It is and has historically been primarily inhabited by ethnic Somalis.
6. Nyanza
Nyanza Province was one of Kenya's eight administrative provinces before the formation of the 47 counties under the 2010 constitution. Six counties were organized in the area of the former province.
The region is located in the southwest part of Kenya around Lake Victoria, includes part of the eastern edge of Lake Victoria, and is inhabited predominantly by the Luo people. There are also Bantu-speaking tribes, such as the Gusii, the Kuria, and some Luhya, living in the province. The province derives its name from Nyanza, a Bantu word which means a large mass of water.
The provincial capital was Kisumu, the third-largest city in Kenya. The province had a population of 4,392,196 at the 1999 census within an area of 16,162 km², or 12,613 km² of land. The climate is tropical humid.
7. Rift Valley
Rift Valley Province of Kenya, bordering Uganda, was one of Kenya's 8 provinces, before the Kenyan general election, 2013. Rift Valley Province was the largest and one of the most economically important provinces in Kenya. It was dominated by the Kenya Rift Valley which passes through it and gives the province its name. According to the 2009 Census, the former province covered an area of 182,505.1 square kilometres (45,098,000 acres; 70,465.6 sq mi) and would have had a population of 10,006,805, making it the largest and most populous province in the country. The bulk of the provincial population is a strip between former Nairobi and Nyanza Province. The capital was the town of Nakuru.
The region headquarter office is located in Nakuru.
8. Western
As of 2013 with the coming into effect of the new constitution, each county has its own government and therefore there is no central regional capital. Kakamega is the seat of government for Kakamega County, Bungoma County has its seat in Bungoma town, Busia County has the Assemble in Busia, Vihiga County in Vihiga town.
The Western Region Kenya, bordering Uganda, is one of former Kenya's seven administrative provinces outside Nairobi. It is west of the Eastern Rift Valley and is inhabited mainly by the Luhya people. Quakerism is widely practised here.
The region headquarter office is located in Busia.