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District Officer, but turned it down because he was already dedicated to working for God. Reverend Mokinyo was offered some other work opportunities while he spread the Gospel, jobs such as a Maasai store clerk and working for Kenya Marble Quarry(KMQ) company, but he also turned them down for the same reason. Additionally, in 1952, the
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in 1926, at that time, parents of the students were giving out cows to the school to provide milk. His father went to school to be with him due to his young age. Eventually, the school employed Daudi's father as a casual worker, where he learned how to read and write. In 1952, Reverend Daudi attended
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Mokinyo build the first church in Kajiado at around 1944, the church was located next to the present day maasai store (Shopping centre in Kajiado). During this time, the construction of Emanuel church was underway as he continued spreading the gospel. He got an offer from the D.C to become
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Mokinyo worked with Reverend Manasses Kuria for one year. In 1951 he was ordained as a deacon at all Saints Cathedral in Nairobi. He was posted to Emmanuel Church in Kajiado. He went back to college after one year, and graduated in 1954, after
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in maasai land in 1956 and cross bread them with
Freshian cattle to increase milk production, this enabled him to solely supply milk to Ol-Kejuado High School, Kajiado district hospital and individual customers. After some time, he built a dip for his cattle and piped water to his home which was
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Nairobi from there while spreading and teaching the word of God. Upon arriving to Nairobi, he was employed as a preacher, and was given the mandate to oversee preaching in Maasai land and part of Kambaland. He had to walk on foot in the Maasai land and kambaland spreading the word.
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Nititoyian Ole Sayianka, the headmaster of REB school (now known as Ol-Kejuado High school), the students and Mr. Wiliam Ole Ndimama. Reverend Mokinyo is still remembered up to date for the massive milk distribution industry that he had in Kajiado. He introduced the
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railway station. Later on, this was the place where the first church made out of grass was built. After a while of working and preaching, he was called to preach in
Nairobi, so he stopped working for the government, and started working for God. Rev. Mokinyo took the train to
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Ecclesiastes 3:20 (all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.), however, he was later convinced that a coffin must be used, he agreed but instructed that the coffin must be open. The reverend died on July 19, 1982, due to chest complications.
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