title: Kaimosi Friends Primary School
text: # Kaimosi Friends Primary School
  
  0°07′37″N 34°50′47″E﻿ / ﻿0.126818°N 34.846464°E﻿ / 0.126818; 34.846464Kaimosi Friends Primary School is the oldest formal school in Kenya. The primary school is located in Kaimosi in the Western Province.
  
  ## History and operations
  
  The school was established in 1903 as the Friends Africa Industrial Mission by the Quaker missionaries of the United States, who left South Africa to spread Quaker mission activities in East Africa.
  
  In 1904, the school became known as the Kaimosi Friends Elementary School and diversified learning programs to include reading, writing, carpentry and dressmaking.
  
  The school caters to both day and boarding students.
  
  