Kenyans in the United Kingdom

Kenyan Britons
Total population
	Kenyan-born residents in the United Kingdom: 138,490 ; ( 2021/22 Census ) ; England : 133,416 (2021) ; Scotland : 3,179 (2022) ; Wales : 1,528 (2021) ; Northern Ireland : 367 (2021) ; Previous estimates: ; 129,633 (2001 census) ; 140,536 (2011 census) ; 121,000 (2019 ONS estimate)
Regions with significant populations
	London , South East England , East Midlands
Languages
	English ( British , Kenyan ), Swahili , Somali , Indian Languages
Religion
	Christianity , Sikhism , Islam , Hinduism ^ Does not include ethnic Kenyans born in the United Kingdom or those with Kenyan ancestry ;

Kenyan migration to the United Kingdom has been occurring for many decades. As a result, many people in the UK were born in Kenya , or have Kenyan ancestry. Many Kenyan people who migrated to the UK are of South Asian extraction.

Background [ edit ]

Most Kenyans in the UK are ethnically South Asian Kenyans who, like those in Uganda, were expelled during the late 1960s and early 1970s. ^[4] This community has a substantial cluster in Leicester and London. ^[4] The most recent growth may now be coming from ethnically African Kenyans, mirroring wider trends across the continent of economic migration to the richer industrialised nations. ^[4] There are also a small number of Kenyan-born people who are the children of British civil servants based there before the end of the Empire. ^[4]

Demographics [ edit ]

The 2001 UK Census recorded 129,633 Kenyan-born British residents. ^[5] The 2011 census recorded 135,966 Kenyan-born people resident in England, 1,526 in Wales, ^[6] 2,743 in Scotland ^[7] and 301 in Northern Ireland , ^[8] making a UK total of 140,536. The equivalent UK figure in 2019 has been estimated at 121,000 by the Office for National Statistics . ^[9]

The largest proportion of Kenyan-born British residents are found in the capital, London , where around half of the Kenyan-born population in Britain resides. There are also significant populations in the South East and the East Midlands . ^[10]

Famous Britons born in Kenya [ edit ]

Academia, medicine and science [ edit ]

Richard Dawkins , ethologist, biologist, writer
Azim Nanji , academic
Alan Rayner , biologist
Sir Nilesh Samani , physician
Sir Tejinder Virdee , physicist
Chris Froome , Professional cyclist

Business, law and politics [ edit ]

Michael Bear , former Lord Mayor of London
Peter Hain , former Labour MP, cabinet minister and currently member of the House of Lords
Baroness Prashar , businesswoman
Lord Sheikh , businessman, Conservative politician

Music and the arts [ edit ]

Khadambi Asalache , poet
Kamara Bacchus , actress
Kuljit Bhamra , musician
Gurinder Chadha , film director
Nitin Ganatra , actor
Kulvinder Ghir , comedian
Tania Harcourt-Cooze , model and actress
Elspeth Huxley , author, journalist, broadcaster
Viram Jasani , musician
Michael Kuhn , film producer
Charles Mnene , actor
Deep Roy , actor, stuntman
Roger Whittaker , musician
Imran Yusuf , comedian
Adrian Zagoritis , music producer and songwriter

Sport [ edit ]

Roger Chapman , golfer
Jamie Dalrymple , cricketer
Chris Froome , racing cyclist
Rajesh Maru , cricketer
Derek Pringle , cricketer
Peter Thackeray , cricketer
Curtis Osano , footballer
Victor Wanyama , footballer
Simon Shaw , rugby union player
Anne Wafula Strike , wheelchair racing

References [ edit ]

^ ^a ^b "Country of birth (extended)" . Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 28 March 2023 .
^ "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals" . National Records of Scotland . Retrieved 24 May 2024 . '2022' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'
^ "MS-A18: Country of birth - full detail" . Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022 . Retrieved 25 May 2023 .
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "BBC NEWS | UK | Born Abroad | Kenya" . news.bbc.co.uk .
^ "Country-of-birth database" . Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development . Archived from the original on 17 June 2009 . Retrieved 16 October 2010 .
^ "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales" . Office for National Statistics . 26 March 2013 . Retrieved 3 December 2020 .
^ "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF) . National Records of Scotland . Retrieved 3 December 2020 .
^ "Country of Birth ? Full Detail: QS206NI" . Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency . Retrieved 3 December 2020 .
^ "Table 1.3: Overseas-born population in the United Kingdom, excluding some residents in communal establishments, by sex, by country of birth, January 2019 to December 2019" . Office for National Statistics . 21 May 2020 . Retrieved 3 December 2020 . Figure given is the central estimate. See the source for 95% confidence intervals .
^ "Kenya" . Born Abroad . BBC News . Retrieved 16 October 2010 .

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[1] Does not include ethnic Kenyans born in the United Kingdom or those with Kenyan ancestry

[E&W_CoB22-2] "Country of birth (extended)" . Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 28 March 2023 .

[CountryBirth_22-3] "Table UV204 - Country of birth: Country by Country of Birth by Individuals" . National Records of Scotland . Retrieved 24 May 2024 . '2022' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Country of birth: UV204'

[CoB_NI21-4] "MS-A18: Country of birth - full detail" . Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. 22 September 2022 . Retrieved 25 May 2023 .

[auto-5] "BBC NEWS | UK | Born Abroad | Kenya" . news.bbc.co.uk .

[OECD-6] "Country-of-birth database" . Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development . Archived from the original on 17 June 2009 . Retrieved 16 October 2010 .

[7] "2011 Census: Country of birth (expanded), regions in England and Wales" . Office for National Statistics . 26 March 2013 . Retrieved 3 December 2020 .

[8] "Country of birth (detailed)" (PDF) . National Records of Scotland . Retrieved 3 December 2020 .

[9] "Country of Birth ? Full Detail: QS206NI" . Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency . Retrieved 3 December 2020 .

[2019_estimates-10] "Table 1.3: Overseas-born population in the United Kingdom, excluding some residents in communal establishments, by sex, by country of birth, January 2019 to December 2019" . Office for National Statistics . 21 May 2020 . Retrieved 3 December 2020 . Figure given is the central estimate. See the source for 95% confidence intervals .

[11] "Kenya" . Born Abroad . BBC News . Retrieved 16 October 2010 .

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v t e African diaspora in the United Kingdom
North Africa	Arabs Algerians Egyptians Moroccans Sudanese Tunisians
East Africa	Eritreans Ethiopians Kenyans Mauritians Somalis Tanzanians Ugandans
Southern Africa	Angolan South African Zimbabwean
Central Africa	Congolese (DRC)
West Africa	Ivorians Ghanaians Nigerians Sierra Leoneans