Drug and substance abuse is a major problem in Kibra that has existed for a long time. Hard drug abuse, such as cocaine, heroin, and bhang, has become widespread. Many young people are becoming involved in the abuse of these drugs to the point where it has gone viral and is now being sold…
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Compiled and written by Makah Yussuf and Maseke Rioba Cases of Nubians at risk of statelessness waiting ages to get their identification cards, or being denied an opportunity for documentation contribute to the challenges communities at risk of statelessness face globally. Communities at risk of statelessness highlight, through their experiences, the level of neglect from…
Happy endings do not only exist in fairy tales, some happen to us right here in the community. In this week’s story we major on one Abdulfaraj, a youth here in Kibera from the Nubian community who came to our offices and by the help of our paralegal Hamisi Omari was able to get his…
This week we follow up on success stories from the paralegal outreach program. The purpose of the outreach is usually to empower the community and creating awareness on matters such as citizenship, specifically registration and documentation. Article 27 of the Constitution of Kenya caters for Equality and freedom from discrimination where under sub article 2;…
On 30th March 2016 morning at Nubian Rights Forum Abdullatif Abu-Bakr walked in Nubian right forum alone wanting help because he did not have a birth certificate, he was fifteen years turning sixteen he carried only a clinic card with no guardian besides him. Abdullatif was met by out paralegal Mariam Hussein. He confided in…
The Nubian Community has experienced historical injustices linked to land ownership for a very long time. The community has been struggling with the recognition of land ownership for decades. Since their resettlement in Kibos in 1938, there has been no attempt by the state to guarantee them security. The Nubians arrived in Kenya during the…
The Nubian Rights Forum has a competent outreach program where our paralegals give back to the community by educating them and creating awareness on citizenship, specifically registration and documentation. One of the awareness activities includes a conversational session where they educate the clients about identification cards, the benefits of documentation, benefits of documentation and finally…
Recently, we took time to listen to one of our clients, Hamisi, who applied for his Identity Card and got it in December. The following is his story, and we wind up with his progress post-documentation Meet Abdulrahim Hamisi, now a recognized Kenyan citizen, with documentation. At 20 years old, Hamisi makes a living…
There is a scare that every Kenyan at risk of statelessness faces when trying to get documented especially when one lacks support from duty bearers. However, NRF maintains the responsibility of helping community members get documented through its paralegal team. At 25 years old, Ali Kioko is now a proud documented Kenyan citizen. His is…