Explanation of Historical Migration Flow:
Expansive transient changes occurred in the years before and following Kenyan independence from Britain in 1963. By the early 1960s, as independence was imminent, the post-1945 pattern of European migration to Kenya was reversed, and in the three years that followed, roughly 29,000 Europeans left Kenya. In the primary year of Kenyan independence from the U.K., approximately 6,000 Britons repudiated their British citizenship and requested Kenyan citizenship; amid a similar period, around 70,000 people living in Kenya—the largest share of them Asians—migrated to Britain. After Britain restricted movement of Asians in 1967, an emergency situation involving the Asians developed in Kenya. British work grants, without which Asians couldn't remain in Britain past a restricted period, were not issued, and these Asians were forced to remain in Kenya or migrate to other countries. …show more content…
This is due to the emigration rate of Kenya being higher than immigration rate.
Throughout Kenya, there is a slow but steady number of rural citizens moving to urbanized areas in search of employment. Some Kenyans who do not wish to move to urban areas have emigrated to other African countries such as Uganda (44, 359) and the United Republic of Tanzania (27,481). However, the vast majority of Kenyans leaving the country have gone to countries such as the United Kingdom (145,503), the United States (112,604), and Canada (26,657).
Immigration to Kenya is primarily in the form of refugees fleeing from conflict and war in other neighboring countries. There is also a somewhat sizable community of non-African immigrants moving to Kenya. The majority of non-refugee immigrants to Kenya come from the countries of Somalia (517,666), Uganda (271,149), South Sudan (41,721), Tanzania (32,441), and Ethiopia (21,857).
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Expansive transient changes occurred in the years before and following Kenyan independence from Britain in 1963. By the early 1960s, as independence was imminent, the post-1945 pattern of European migration to Kenya was reversed, and in the three years that followed, roughly 29,000 Europeans left Kenya. In the primary year of Kenyan independence from the U.K., approximately 6,000 Britons repudiated their British citizenship and requested Kenyan citizenship; amid a similar period, around 70,000 people living in Kenya—the largest share of them Asians—migrated to Britain. After Britain restricted movement of Asians in 1967, an emergency situation involving the Asians developed in Kenya. British work grants, without which Asians couldn't remain in Britain past a restricted period, were not issued, and these Asians were forced to remain in Kenya or migrate to other countries. …show more content…
This is due to the emigration rate of Kenya being higher than immigration rate.
Throughout Kenya, there is a slow but steady number of rural citizens moving to urbanized areas in search of employment. Some Kenyans who do not wish to move to urban areas have emigrated to other African countries such as Uganda (44, 359) and the United Republic of Tanzania (27,481). However, the vast majority of Kenyans leaving the country have gone to countries such as the United Kingdom (145,503), the United States (112,604), and Canada (26,657).
Immigration to Kenya is primarily in the form of refugees fleeing from conflict and war in other neighboring countries. There is also a somewhat sizable community of non-African immigrants moving to Kenya. The majority of non-refugee immigrants to Kenya come from the countries of Somalia (517,666), Uganda (271,149), South Sudan (41,721), Tanzania (32,441), and Ethiopia (21,857).
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