Mugambi, Kyama M.2025-10-242025-10-242022-102572-0651https://hdl.handle.net/2144/51568[Newer Charismatic Pentecostal Churches validated John Gatu’s controversial claims.Young Charismatic leaders found the mainline denominations too benign for the fiery brand of Christianity kindled within the Christian Student Unions. In their twenties and thirties, Joe Kayo and Arthur Kitonga, among others, founded new Christian communities of faith. Their churches reflected a new, indigenous approach to Christianity, making more room for the miraculous within a spontaneous and oral liturgy. Workers living in Kenya’s emerging commercial centers became the leaders of these Pentecostal churches. Over the next three decades, these churches became the fastest growing expression of Christianity in Kenya and on the continent. Like the prevailing political mood of the time, the new Charismatic expression exuded a sense of independence and entrepreneurship.]en-USCopyright 2022 Dictionary of African Christian Biography. All rights reserved. Reproductions, with appropriate citation and credit, may be made for noncommercial educational purposes. Revision or editing of this content, the creation of derivative works, posting on websites containing advertising, and all other commercial uses require the express written consent of the Journal of African Christian Biography.Article74