Kenya's population census figures have been released, causing controversy among some groups who feel the results are not fair or accurate. They have historically inhabited the North Eastern Province, previously called the Northern Frontier District, which was carved out of the Jubaland region of present-day southern Somalia during the colonial period. Persons of concern from other nationalities including Sudan, Rwanda, Eritrea, Burundi, Uganda and others make up 6.6 % of the total population (494,289 as at the end of July 2020). Another problem for Kenya was the fact that its army expected to be welcomed as victors by a local Somali population that felt nothing but distrust for foreign armies marching into its territory. Over 75% of agricultural output is from small-scale, rain-fed farming or livestock production. As of 1 January 2021, the population of Kenya was estimated to be 54,585,066 people. Main Language. Kamba and Luo communities take position four and five with populations of 5,066,966 and 4,663,910 respectively. The uprising lasted from 1963 to 1967 and was brutally suppressed by the Kenyan military, which put the Kenyan Somali population in concentration camps and killed the livestock they lived on. [10] Britain retained control of the southern half of the territory, which was later called the Northern Frontier District. Nov 5, 2019 #2 Chunks Ghetto King of Sverige . [6][7], SIL Ethnologue reports a breakdown of the Somali population in Kenya from the 1989 census, consisting of 312,339 individuals. DADAAB, Kenya – A year ago, 20-year-old Ismael Ahmed was filled with expectations. This mall costs over $25 million and it’s owned by Amina Mogeh Hersi, a Somali born in Kenya, whose father made riches in the cement industry.She knows who’s who in Uganda and has dinners with the elite of East Africa including Somali presidents when they visit Uganda. Thread starter GBTarmy; Start date Nov 5, 2019; GBTarmy. The 2019 population and Census results released on November 4 showed that the Kenyan population has grown to 47.6 million with women marginally outnumbering men. Kenyan Somalis and Somali refugees residing in Kenya’s ungoverned spaces are, I argue, stateless persons. Muslims make up about 11% of Kenya’s 40-million-strong population, which is made up of a patchwork of ethnic groups. An entrepreneurial community, they established themselves in the business sector,[21] investing over $1.5 billion in Eastleigh alone. History: Firm evidence for the history of the Somali people Persons of concern from other nationalities including Sudan, Rwanda, Eritrea, Burundi, Uganda and others make up 6.6 % of the total population (494,289 as at the end of July 2020). Following the civil war in Somalia that broke out in 1991, many Somalis sought asylum in the Somali-inhabited enclaves of Kenya. Somali. As an example of the permanence of those of Somali ethnicity living in Kenya, Table 1 tracks the Somali population of Wajir, in north-eastern Kenya, from 1911 to 2009. With the help of a U.N. voluntary repatriation program, he returned to Somalia after spending all his teenage years in Kenya’s sprawling Dadaab refugee resettlement. [9][11], On 26 June 1960, four days before granting British Somaliland independence, the British government declared that all Somali-inhabited areas of East Africa should be unified in one administrative region. The film, music and dance project is giving Somalis in Kenya's capital a cultural voice. According to the most recent census, there are 2.4 million Somalis in Kenya (out of an overall population of 38.6 million in the country). These ethnic Somalis are distinct from the Bantus and other minorities of Somalia, who according to USAID constitute most of the estimated 413,170 refugees from Somalia in Kenya. The Mijikenda, Meru and Maasai took positions 8,9 and 10 with populations of 2,488,691, 1,975,869 and 1,189,522 respectively. According to the 2019 Kenya census, approximately 2,780,502 ethnic Somalis live in Kenya. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100. Somali diasporas are also found in parts of the Middle East, North America, Western Europe, African Great Lakes region, Southern Africa and Oceania. Kenya is one of the most varied lands on the planet both in terms of its geography and its ethnic population. Central Kenya leaders can now celebrate the shrinking of the Somali Population. Results of the 2019 population census have given more insight into the Kenyan population based on different ethnicities. [8], Somalis in Kenya, being Cushites were among the first to have arrived in Kenya long before the bantus who came all the way from Congo. In December, Somalia cut diplomatic ties with Kenya accusing it of repeatedly “meddling in its internal affairs” and “violating its Monday, January 11, 2021 HOME Kenya hosts the largest number of Somali refugees (more than 313,000 as of April 2017), most of concentrated in the Dadaab Refugee Complex, in Garissa County near the Somali border. [5] These ethnic Somalis are distinct from the Bantus and other minorities of Somalia, who according to USAID constitute most of the estimated 413,170 refugees from Somalia in Kenya. Dadaab is a semi-arid town in Garissa County, Kenya.It is the site of a UNHCR base hosting 211,365 registered refugees and asylum seekers in three camps (Dagahaley, Hagadera and Ifo,) as of the 13 May 2019, making it the third-largest such complex in the world. "Population census in Kenya is always riddled with manipulation. The Luhya community comes a close second with a population of 6,823,842 followed by the Kalenjin which has a tally of 6,358,113 people. Kenya, on the other hand, hosts hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees and is home to a large population of ethnic Somalis. An entrepreneurial community, they established themselves in the business sector, particularly in the Nairobi suburb of Eastleigh. Somali are also the principle inhabitants of the Ogaadeen (Ogaden) region of Southeastern There are perhaps 6 million Somalis, including the Digil-Rahawiin. So the untapped potential of rural areas was central to most political and developmental narratives. Carved out of Somalia by the British, the arid northern region was neglected by both colonial and post-colonial administrations. Kenya and Somali don't hate each other but there has been issues between the two countries that stems from the British colonialism. The move brought the long-simmering tensions between the two neighbours to the surface and ushered in a tinderbox situation that will have wide-reaching geopolitical ramifications if not resolved quickly. Results of the 2019 population census have given more insight into the Kenyan population based on different ethnicities. Born out of this history of marginalization, Kenyan-Somalis identify more with their ethnic group in Somalia than with the rest of Kenyans. Year: Number: 1911: 23 000: 1926 (approx.) Somalis in Kenya are citizens and residents of Kenya who are of Somali ethnic descent. 1 Basra Biden can sniff me, quickly tho, don't linger long. But some regions have experienced a decrease in population. Kenyan-Somalis’ sore relations with the government of Kenya have a rich history. According to the Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey 2015/16, Wajir County has the biggest families in Kenya, followed by Mandera and Garissa counties. The NFD came into being in 1925, when it was carved out of the Somalia. 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Almost half of the refugees in Kenya (44%) … In the 1962 British Kenya census, the Somali expatriates were accorded their own "Somali" entry separate from the "African", "Arab", "Asian" and "European" designations. [1] Among these individuals are a number of ethnically Somali international migrants, around 300,000 of whom inhabit the wider East and South Africa regions. The indiscriminate aerial and naval bombings did nothing to win hearts and minds (quite the opposite). “I was happy to go back home when I was assured of good security, education and food,” he said. Other major nationalities are South Sudanese (24.7%), Congolese (9%); Ethiopians (5.8%). The uprising lasted from 1963 to 1967 and was brutally suppressed by the Kenyan military, which put the Kenyan Somali population in concentration camps and killed the livestock they lived on. By Musa Bashir. 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