Nubian Nostalgia: Part 1 Welcome?

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Kenya’s Nubians are an ethnic minority who found themselves in the country after having served the British as soldiers during the colonial period and in both World wars. They were originally from Sudan, but over many generations have come to see themselves as Kenyan, even though the Kenyan government has only recently recognised them as citizens.
The story of Kenya’s Nubians illustrates the impossible positions that so many people were put in by Imperial powers: brought to Kenya and used there for decades, they had nowhere else to go when Kenya became independent. The story shows how tough it can be to overcome difficult pasts of this kind. It is about the ambiguous feelings that colonialism can leave in its wake: for the Nubians, a fierce loyalty to Kenya, alongside something of a nostalgia for the better life they had under the British.
In this episode, Sam Balaton-Chrimes visits Kibra in Nairobi, the heart of the community, and talks with Nubians living there about the legacies of their past. What does this history mean for Nubians and their relationship to other Kenyans? And their relationship to the British? What do they feel the British owe them?

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