Isahakia clan pushes for state recognition after decades of marginalisation

Members of the Isahakia clan during a meeting in Nairobi. [David Gichuru, Standard]

The Isahakia clan of the Somali community has urged the government to formally recognise them as Kenyan citizens, saying years of exclusion and unresolved land disputes have left many members living as squatters despite their historical ties to the country.