Tom Bokwito was one of the key interpreters who accompanied Henry Henderson in October 1875, when Henderson arrived with the Livingstonia party to scout for a mission site for the Established Church of Scotland. Bokwito played a crucial role in facilitating communication with local chiefs in the area, contributing significantly to the eventual establishment of the Blantyre Mission.

Stephen Kariuki Apollo Warui

Source:

Rhodian Munyenyembe. “A History of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) as a Federative Denomination (1924-2015).” https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://scholar.ufs.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/35358f79-b50f-4f47-a7be-6c0a9310af5c/content&ved=2ahUKEwi9uaGMrPWNAxV1fKQEHboNNDwQFnoECBYQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0xedU7gZiVtoSw8-1psiLd

This collected memory was submitted in May 2025 by Stephen Kariuki Apollo Warui, a PhD student at the Boston University School of Theology and a member of both the Presbyterian Church of East Africa and the Presbyterian Church (USA).