UNHCR applauds Kenya's decision to resolve the statelessness of the Shona and other communities
Stateless Shona woman Nosizi Reuben Dube (right) assists her sisters, (from left) Janet, Tema and Brenda, with their studies, outside their home in Kinoo, Kenya, November 2020. © UNHCR/Anthony Karumba UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Government of Kenya’s decision to grant citizenship to 1,670 stateless Shona and 1,300 stateless persons of Rwandan descent who qualify under the law as Kenyan citizens. President Uhuru Kenyatta announced the landmark decision on Saturday during celebrations marking Kenya’s 57 th Jamhuri Day. “This is a life-changing...
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