Stateless communities, including the Pemba, Makonde, and Shirazi, are now participating in Kenya's electoral process for the first time after years of exclusion.

• Members of these communities have been registered as voters during the Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration Exercise (ECVR) launched on March 30.
• Key organizations involved include the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and the Kenyan government, which issued national IDs and other documents to over 7,000 members in July 2023.
• Historically, these communities, like the Pemba from Zanzibar, have lived in Kenya since the 1960s without full recognition, preventing them from voting in previous elections.