Kamba people

Akamba
The traditional Kamba dance
Total population
4,663,910[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Kenya
Languages
Kikamba, Swahili, English
Religion
Christianity, African Traditional Religion
Related ethnic groups
Kikuyu, Embu, Meru, Mbeere, Temi and Dhaiso
PersonMukamba
PeopleAkamba
LanguageKikamba
CountryUkambani

The Kamba or Akamba (sometimes called Wakamba) people are a Bantu ethnic group who predominantly live in the area of Kenya stretching from Nairobi to Tsavo and north to Embu, in the southern part of the former Eastern Province. This land is called Ukambani and constitutes Makueni County, Kitui County and Machakos County.[2] They also form the second largest ethnic group in 8 counties including Nairobi and Mombasa counties.[3]

  1. ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Kamba of Kenya". Joshua Project. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Socio-Economic Atlas of Kenya" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.