NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At a recent opening of the newest Rastafari place of worship just outside Kenya’s capital, some of the faithful gathered to sing rhythmic songs, read Scripture and exchange ...

This rare event — opening a tabernacle made of wooden poles and roofed with iron sheets — illustrates the Rastafari's expanding ranks in Kenya, according to members of this congregation. Kenya only ...

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She added, however, that since then “more brethren have received this light and have come to Rastafari.” Ng’ang’a Njuguna, an elder in the Nyabinghi mansion, says the movement has been growing largely ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — At a recent opening of the newest Rastafari place of worship just outside Kenya’s capital, some of the faithful gathered to sing rhythmic songs, read Scripture and exchange teachings ...