An African-American who is seeking to be recognised as a Kenyan citizen by ancestry, has claimed that he suffered name-calling when he lived in the US.<\/p>\n
While testifying before a Mombasa court, Mr Mubarak Abdul Muqsit Akram said since his childhood and into adulthood while in the US, he and his family were called \u201ccoloured people\u201d among other derogatory names.<\/p>\n
Mr Akram wants the court to order State authorities to issue him a Kenyan citizenship.<\/p>\n
He says he chose to settle in Kenya because he feels it is close to him, adding that Kenyans are good people.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have chosen Kenya and not other countries. My choice of Kenya as my ancestral home is informed by the fact that modern-day Kenya was part of the larger African territory from where my descendants were forcibly caught and enslaved to America,\u201d says Mr Akram.<\/p>\n