Pemba ethnic group recognised in Kenya

Kenya’s government has officially recognized the stateless Pemba community as an ethnic group. The more than 8,000 community members - who have settled in Kenya’s coastal counties of Kwale, Kilifi, Mombasa and Lamu - have been stateless for decades.

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(Photo: Kenyan national ID cards. Credit: Andrew Wasike/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images).