The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has praised Kenya for recognising the Shona tribe at the 57th Jamhuri Day celebration on December 12. The agency welcomed Kenya’s decision to grant citizenship to 1,670 members of the Shona community and 1,300 stateless people of Rwandan origin. President Uhuru Kenyatta gives citizenship to one of the elderly Shona community members during this year's Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi, on December 12, 2020. According to the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), the Shona that make up almost 4,000 members, have lived in the country for decades but are yet to get Kenyan citizenship. The highest populations of Kenya’s Shona, however, are concentrated in Kiambaa, Kinoo and Githurai in Kiambu County and Hurlingham in Nairobi.

Source: Standard Digital December 27, 2020 08:37 UTC