President Uhuru Kenyatta granted Kenyan Citizenship to 1,670 members of the Shona community who relocated to Kenya from Zimbabwe between the 1930s and 1950s. 1,300 members of various Rwandese communities living in Kenya were also recognised. They came to Kenya as missionaries and established a church in Nairobi before settling in Kinoo, Kiambu County as illegal immigrants. 20 representatives of the Shona Community were presented with their citizenship documents in the presence of President Kenyatta. In 2017, the Head of State also recognised the Makonde from Mozambique and Asians as Kenyan communities.

Source: Daily Nation December 12, 2020 13:05 UTC