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Why Nubians are renewing push for legal ethnic recognition

The Kenya Nubian Council of Elders hands over a report on citizenship grievances to Prof Makau Mutua during a meeting at Kibra Primary School on November 30, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

The Nubian community has renewed its call for formal ethnic recognition, saying decades of administrative ambiguity and historical injustice continue to deny them equal access to citizenship rights, land security and political representation.

Speaking on behalf of the Nubian Council of Elders Dr Musa Mohamed said the community has endured more than a century of discrimination despite its deep historical roots in Kenya.

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