Haron Daudi Mokinyo ole Loolpisia (1912 - 19 July 1982) is the first Maasai clergyman of the Anglican Church of Kenya, ordained in 1951 in All Saints Cathedral Nairobi. He was also the first Maasai to own a ranch during the colonial period in 1950. He owned a 4000-acre ranch called Oloisur which was located near Toroka station on the Magadi branch railway. His ranch was home to over 200 exotic breeds of cows. Family Haron Daudi Mokinyo Loolpisia was born in Loita in 1912. He was born in a family of four children, one brother and two sisters. Education and career He went to Narok school in Narok 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 a Divinity school in Limuru, today known as Limuru school of theology. While in divinity school, reverend Mokinyo worked with reverent 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 which he was ordained in 1955 at Emmanuel church. Career After completing school, he started working in Kajiado as a veterinary officer, while at the same time, preached in the evenings. He's favorite spot was on a rock close to the present Kajiado 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 Konza, Kenya and walked to 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. After working there for some time he was posted to Thika for three years. After that, he was sent back to work in Nairobi in