Origins of Tribe 44
Kenyans of Asian origin now constitute the 44th tribe in the country, following a formal recognition by President Uhuru Kenyatta in a Gazette Notice No. 7245 published on Friday, July 21 2017. "I do hereby recognise, proclaim and order;

1. That Kenyans of Asian Heritage constitute a Community that is one of the Tribes of Kenya; 2. That from now henceforth the Community of Kenyans of Asian Heritage are Kenya's 44th Tribe," declared Kenyatta in a proclamation which appeared in the official presidential journal made public on Saturday.

"Asian community" in Kenya designates those of Indo-Pakistani origin who made their homes in Kenya from the late 19th Century constructing a first railway link from the port of Mombasa to Kampala in Uganda. “This contribution that began with the construction of our nation’s first railway line continues to this day, with the Kenyan Asian Community having a well-deserved reputation for excellence in industry as well as charitable and philanthropic works,” the President noted.