Kenya Scouts Association Achieves Over One Million in Membership

The Kenya Scouts Association (KSA) is today the sixth largest National Scout Organization in the world, with more than one million members. Since 2013, the membership of KSA has grown steadily by 702,498 to reach the current 1,026,427 members.

In his congratulatory message to KSA, Chairperson of the World Scout Committee, João Armando Gonçalves, observed that this a good example of how National Scout Organizations can help to achieve the new vision of World Scouting.

WOSM Secretary General Scott Teare said that this growth in membership will allow many more young people to benefit from the value-based education offered by our Movement.

The new vision for the Movement, adopted at the 40th World Scout Conference in 2014, states that “By 2023 Scouting will be the world’s leading educational youth movement, enabling 100 million young people to be active citizens creating positive change in their communities and in the world based on shared values.”

Since its establishment in the country in 1910, KSA has continued to offer great and valuable contribution to youth development and empowerment. Supported by over 40,000 adult volunteers and working with different partners, the Association continues to play a vital role in complementing the role of government and other stakeholders in addressing issues facing young people in Kenya.

“We are proud of the leadership of KSA for its efforts towards improving and enhancing Scouting in Kenya,” said Regional Director of the World Scout Bureau Africa Support Centre, Frederic T. Kama-Kama.