For the longest time, the freedom of the Church has been guided by its religious norms, cultures and rules, while adhering to state rule under the then-old 1963 Constitution and the recent 2010 Constitution.

The Church, since independence days, has operated on its guided religious norms with a lot of freedom to worship, as well as operate businesses.

However, the mushrooming of churches in the recent past has brought to limelight serious issues that forced the state to form a Presidential taskforce to review some of the laws governing religious organisations in Kenya.

As of 2023, more than 4,000 churches had been registered in the country.