Kenya: Struggles of Warundi Community

Stateless Kwale Woman Narrates ‘Borrowing Grave’ to Bury Her Father

by Joshua Cheloti, Harrison Kivisu

Kenyan-born woman in Kwale county shared the challenges she has faced due to a lack of a national identity card 42-year-old
Esther Butui Ndambara is among the over 2,000 members of the Warundi community in Kenya who are stateless
Esther told TUKO.co.ke that a lack of an ID has exposed her to a miserable life, including being forced to borrow a grave to bury her father