Meet the first Kenyan clergy to lead the Anglican Province

Festo Habakkuk Olang with Mzee Jomo Kenyatta

• Festo Habakkuk Olang was the first African head of the Anglican Church of Kenya
• Olang was ordained deacon in 1945 before winning a British Council Scholarship to Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, England
• For his fluency in Dholuo and Luhya, Olang was instrumental in translating the Bible

Festo Habakkuk Olang was the first African head honcho of the Anglican Church of Kenyan. He led it for 10 years to 1980, in between bringing up his brood of 12.

Olang, who spoke fluent Luhya and Luo was one of two surviving sons of his mother Emisiko Sambaya, the senior of four wives.