COALITION ON EVERY CHILD’S RIGHT TO A NATIONALITY KENYA TINA, 22 “Without an ID, most of my friends did not fully accept me, some even ridiculed me. Now [with ID] we will build the nation. When citizens are employed, they pay taxes, this tax is used to develop the country.” In Kenya, the Makonde community were without nationality for decades. They were displaced from Mozambique to Kenya in the 1930s to work on sisal and sugar plantations. The Kenyan-born Makonde have long been labelled as ‘outsiders’ and denied proof of citizenship. However, in February 2017, the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, recognized the Makonde as the 43rd tribe of Kenya and some 1,500 Makonde have since received citizenship. Tina and her family have benefitted from this directive. Tina’s brother is 18 and has a Kenyan National I.D., which has allowed to him to win a scholarship to study at a medical training college. She is also looking for a good job that will help to “build the nation”. - TINA, 22, Kenya © UNHCR/Roger Arnold 18 M I N O R I T Y C H I L D R E N A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S M I N O R I T Y C H I L D R E N A N D S TAT E L E S S N E S S 19