Kenya's Nubians
The Nubian community has lived in Kenya for over 100 years. Brought to Kenya by the British in the late 1800s, Nubians served for the British in...
King's African Rifles
Soudanese soldiers were incorporated into the British Army in the late 1880s and brought to Kenya in the early 1900s. They served for the British...
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Having lived in Kenya for over 100 years, the Nubian community in Kenya has historically been denied recognition and have been one of Kenya's most invisible and under-represented communities economically, politically and socially.
This project, aims to inform people about the Nubian community’s history in Kibera and it’s contribution to the development of Kenya. It aims to help promote the dynamic and rich heritage of a community few are aware of and it intends to help tell the story of one of Kenya’s communities who, as one Nubian elder described is, “being squeezed into extinction.”