Pemba people finally given Kenyan citizenship, ending their statelessness
06 April 2023 |
6:05 pm
Pemba people gave Kenyan citizenship, ending their statelessness. The Pemba live along the Indian Ocean, on the Kenyan coast. They arrived in the 1930s and have since been stateless – living without title deeds, social security, access to studies or fishing permits.
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