Kindiki: Government to start process of recognising Pare community

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has said that the government will immediately begin the process of recognizing the Pemba community, as the country’s 46th tribe.

Speaking in Eldoro Taveta, Taita Taveta County, Kindiki said that he will spearhead the process that will see the Pare become one of the ethnic communities of Kenya.

He made the remarks after receiving a petition on the naturalisation of the members of the Pare Community.

“The petition that has been given to me by leaders and elders. I will take it up with relevant agencies and authorities and on behalf of the government of Kenya I want to promise that we will start, expedite and conclude the process of recognising the pare community to be one of the ethnic communities of the Republic of Kenya,” Kindiki said.

He was spearheading a Title Deed issuance exercise when members of the community handed him the petition.

They have been in the country for years but are yet to be fully recognised.

The community wants to be gazetted as citizens, similar to what happened to the Shona and Pemba Communities.

The petition was handed on behalf of the community by Taveta MP John Bwire.

Kenyans of Pare community have been an integral part of the communities living in Taveta Constituency and constitute the larger population in Jipe, Mata, Marodo, Ngutini, Kitoghoto, Eldoro, Kitobo and Madarasani villages of Taveta Constituency.

The community in its petition said that it has previously written to the President of the Republic of Kenya but has not received any response on the matter.

The DP insisted that Kenya is one country and must always remain united without focusing on tribal lines.

Kindiki was accompanied by MPs; John Bwire (Taveta), Lydia Haika Mizighi (Woman Representative, Taita Taveta County), Mpuru Aburi (Tigania West), Principal Secretary(Lands) Nixon Korir, and Members of Taita Taveta County Assembly.