Recognised Communities Register

Public register of communities recognised under Articles 56 and 260 of the Constitution of Kenya (2010)

Sengwer
Recognised

Elgeyo-Marakwet County

Recognition Date: Invalid Date
Certificate Number:
The Sengwer people are an indigenous forest-dwelling community living in the Cherang'any Hills and Embobut Forest in Elgeyo-Marakwet County. They have faced repeated forced evictions from their ancest...
Community X
Recognised

Tana River County

Recognition Date: 2/2/2026
Certificate Number: NDCS-MMC-2025-0001
Community X is a historically marginalised indigenous group in Tana River County. They have experienced ongoing land dispossession, geographic isolation from basic services, and cultural erosion....