The largest segment of Kenyan Asians. Includes Hindu Patels, Jain, and Muslim Gujarati communities. Many trace roots to Kutch, Saurashtra, and Gujarat proper.
How they identify
Person (singular)Gujarati
Language / dialectGujarati
A member introduces themselves: “Ndi Gujarati”.
Sources
2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census, Vol. IV, KNBS, 2019
India and East Africa: A History of Race Relations within the British Empire, Gregory, Robert G., 1971