Makonde happy to get citizenship as Jubilee eyes their votes in 2017

Makonde community members are registered at Mvindeni Catholic Church in Kwale on Tuesday during the launch of ID issuance by Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery. [PHOTO: Tobias Chanji/Standard]

After decades of uncertainty, three communities at the Coast considered stateless have finally been recognised as Kenyan citizens.

However, the Jubilee government is dangling the Kenyan citizenship to lure the Makonde, Pemba and Warundi to vote for it in next year’s General Election.