NOMIYA TV CENTER.

NOMIYA TV CETRE.
Nomiya was one of the African independent churches (AICs) that emerged in 1914 after Owalo’s father, Nabi Yohana, left the Catholic faith and founded the church.

Scholars say that the original church combined Luo traditions with Judaism and Unitarian Christianity, and used the Anglican Book of Common prayer.

But it also had something different. Nabi Yohana had told his Luo followers that he had received a vision from heaven which dictated that all male must be circumcised, which was contrary to Luo customs. It is a rite that all Nomiya followers follow to date with pride.

Nomiya emerged when other AICs were mushrooming in Kenya. Nabi Yohana had previously taught at the Church Missionary Society School in Nairobi.

It was in 1907 when he got his vision, and as he told his followers, went to heaven and was brought back to the earth with a message. “Nomiya” is Luo for “I was given (God’s Word)”. Now we have our channel called NOMIYA TV CETRE.