Kenya grants citizenship to stateless Pemba community after 100 years

President Williams Ruto has awarded citizenship to the Pemba Community. PHOTO | KENYA STATE HOUSE

By  AFP

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What you need to know:

  • The community settled in Kenya about a century ago but were never recognised at independence in 1963.
  • It is believed they originally came from the island of Pemba in the Zanzibar Archipelago off mainland Tanzania.

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