I am a Kenyan | Minahil Qureshi | TEDxYouth@BrookhouseSchool
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- Her TEDx talk was on ‘What makes you Kenyan?’ This question has nudged at Minahil’s mind since she was in Year 8 when it occurred to her that despite being fourth generation Kenyan, her skin color wasn’t represented on the Kenyan flag.
Minahil is an inquisitive 15 year old who is passionate about public speaking. She is currently in Year 11 at Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx
Respect our flag,you can not wake up and think of changing it,respect our heritage
Good talk. I've read about her somewhere.
You're wrong to state that she's the first Asian woman to come to Kenya. She's not the first. Chinese and Omani Arabs came to Kenya as early as 14th century.
True
@Gloria Sarah true.. Our people must stop to be fooled by this blablabla!
That doesn't make them Kenyan. 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪 It's Nyeusi ya Mwanainchi (African) not Nyeupe ya Muhindi
@@nairobinyeusi5811 primitive
@@spodo09 It's the actual reality. Kenya got independence for Blacks not Indians.
my previous boss was asian. she oftenly called us monkeys then sanitized her hand after greeting a kenyan. Then she would be busy calling kenya her home. total madness! For those asians that choose to be kind to fellow kenyans, thank you.We are one and should love each other.
LINET MUTHEU are you serious? She really sanitized her hands? Girl I would be mad.
She must be a chinese korean something I dont think an indian would do that.
which company?
Afrikans maltreated by foreigners in their own country and still believes we're one!😢
@@parthkathuria1838 u must be livin under a rock but maybe u are favourin becos u one of em. Koreans are one of the nicest ppl on this planet Indians not so sure since even in their househoulds they disrespect their workers so much.
The green represents our land. Some people live in arid areas (non-green) they are still represented
abel kara The red represents blood that was shed but since I didn't shed any blood during the fight for independence, I don't feel represented in the flag. I don't see her point really. The flag is a representation of part of the country's history.
@@kap849 part of country history?........ or what made the country a country..........without the title kenya, all youd see are tribes marking up their lands.......and what would foreigners claim?
@@murnyang8381 but history is something that happened in the past. And the making of Kenyan boundaries is something that happened in the past.
I'm sorry I might not be able to address your comment well because I don't really remember what the conversation was and I'm a bit lazy to review.
Are Blacks in India considered Indian? Are they accepted in Indian society?
No
Exactly
Hehe you don't know anything about India.. google Caste system in India..They descriminate against themselves engraved in their religious doctrine i.e Hinduism
@@salimalmahry Its true but it doesnt exist now btw or maybe it does at some places. Its not written in hinduism it was written by a group of intellectuals back then called brahmins so people started following them. Dumbo Gandhi praised the caste system saying its good that work is divided by the people(caste system was on the basis of work the family does) but he didnt know they were illtreated .
Good question
Hi Minahil. My memory serves me right here. Back in the late 70s, I remember vividly as a little boy who'd just joined Standard 1, my desk mate and first authentic friend was an Kenyan girl of Asian descent from the Bohra community. She had couple sweets in her hand and shared one with me. I remember how I felt back then. Pure joy. That was at Mombasa Primary School and my lady class teacher was also Kenyan of Asian descent, Mrs. Dhanji. She was great, treated everyone of us in class with dignity and we loved her every moment she was present. I really loved going to school each day and this instilled me a love for knowledge since
Been in Kenya for several generations and never intermarried with the indigenous Africans?
Anton Takashima my thoughts exactly...I thought was the only one who posted such..
You see...
Apart from saying they dont marry with locals. Dont you guys think there must be some other reason
Orion Lord may you could try. I mean after all you are a man atleast on facebook
@Orion Lord Sexist
Indians have never integrated with indigenous Kenyans to date. So I don't understand what you are talking about. They go to Indians only schools, live in Indians only neighborhoods. Then how can you call yourself a proud Kenyan??
True Indian hate Kenya people
@@michealndirie4687 don't spread hate,we don't hate anyone
Janet Mwangi don't think always by one side,, the coin have two sides
@@akshaymasane3018 Oh really?? And what side are you on?
@@janetmwangi3868 you saying indians never integrated with indigenous kenyans to date, they go to indians schools only, live in only indian neighborhood,, but it's not means indians hate Kenyans isn't it? It's just like everyone have its own choice to live where or go in to which schools,, if someone don't like to eat icecream then it's not means he hate the icecream,, it's his own choice ,,thank you,,
The fact is, if you are born in Kenya, regardless of your color then you are Kenyan by birth.. but now we need to differentiate this.. there are some bad experiences from Indians to other kenyans.. which they need to stop.
I wonder if she knows that people fought and shed blood for that land?
@bastia Mars lol im a luo tribe from ethiopia.......... and what i just watched was nonsense..........but i already know some bantu tribes people will be convinced by her fantasy
@@murnyang8381Which ones?
What does being Kenyan mean? Does it mean wearing the flag as a Sari?
Which law is broken ?
Well, it's her heritage, so if she wants to wear the flag, that's alright. Also, it's like a free advert, mtu akishafikiria kuhusu Kenya, lazima kuna mkenya mahali atakula vizuri.
@@Neteruk So you want Kenya to be a scavenger economy?
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Kokikor
Be what you like but the reality will never change whatsoever
Leave that flag alone, most Asians in Kenya looks down on the local people. They should start by changing their attitude.
N word please
Lame position. Even Kenyans look down on Kenyans. There will always be some not so good people in any society. They don't represent everyone.
some comments are best flashed down the toilet!!!
Sam Chofi, Maybe should start by changing yours. The young lady give an awesome talk. Stop the negativity.
Sam Chofi You are totally right!!
Manhil Qureshi may your future be bright. Kenyan hospitality has bestowed on you great privileges, please 'give back' by advocating for the Sidi Community who are perpetually marginalized by your people back in India.
andrew mun give them back and take back siddi
Absolutely bro
Good point
@@sehejmodgill9423 siddi are mixed with indian. They are indians now
When you put a point, be a bit more legit or else get the fcuk out
If you want to feel good sense of belonging, don't segregate yourself.
Segregating themselves on our land imagine. Meanwhile the place you came from wasn’t conducive.
Im Mexican and living in the USA.. and I agree with you
Our flag is just good the way it is, thank you.
It's amazing how you didn't get the symbolic message of what she was trying to say with the flag change and instead immediately went for the literal one. And now bcos we do t marry "indigenous" Kenyans we aren't Kenyan. Where that came from or how it makes any sense. Mi Sijui. And as for the language. Ask any Kenyan who is brown and is above 40 yrs and they'll have a full conversation in swahili no problem. Maybe the younger generation yes. But in the end I am as Kenyan as your child as I was born and raised here like them. My parents pay taxes that contribute to the same government and saying that we aren't not bcos of skin colour is pure racism.
@@sarthaknanda7730 it's only racism when i make you suffer for your colour. Maybe in Uganda that has happened, but in Kenya i havnt heard Africans treating banyani any badly, in fact it is the other way round, now i see the point being angled at by that lady, but I am not blind to the actual events around me, why is it that over 40s indians understand swahili and intergrate more than young ones? Is that a sign that going foward these are people we want to integrate with? I dont think so; but the idea 'Kenya' is born of your mzungu allies. So ask the queen and her council if all the rainbows should be added idk. Thiī ii na mbere na mitugho yanyu
@@makanaki513 making us second class till 1983 is making us suffer for colour. Also they "integrate" better as most have been alive longer thus the fact that they are older and so have had more time to learn swahili. Keep in mind we also speak languages like punjabi and hindi which are very diff to swahili so it isn't so easy to learn it. Also why is inermarrying and such a requirement shloudnt everyone have the freedom to marry anyone they want?
@@sarthaknanda7730 zidi kujidangaya, the only race that segregated you here in kenya or anywhere else is the white race, that is why your kind remained second-class citizens for only a quarter of a century while repartiating MauMau heroes and Hola massacres are just not important issues to the story of Kenya in your eyes. Nakwambia what shock African communities are still adjusting to upto now your bussiness class family and friends would not even imagine. Kiswahili is nobody's language by tha, so get with the program, like all KKKenyans did. Hata sisi tuna lugha zetu na mila zetu
@@makanaki513 close minded people like you who will never accept the true history if this country and the rife racism of it are impossible to be able to learn. You're also the type who assume that every Indian is business class
Thank you so much for this TED Talk, it not only inspired me to rethink some of the mid-indoctrination taught to us growing up but also to un-learn and see everything from a more informed perspective. I am grateful for this insightful talk and I am proud to say it started to form the basis of my thesis/theory of development/book/PhD. Whichever comes first. Lots of love, from a fellow proud Kenyan.
Thanks for this Minahil. Delighted to see how much progress has been made and yet so much ignorance to be overcome. IT takes 2 to tango ! Globally integration /interdependency is key to cohesion and mutual progress .
Kenya don't have a problem with you calling your self kenyan .But you do that when it suits you. You don't like interacting with locals. Can't be bothered to learn the local language. Treat the local people like they not human especially your employees. But you don't have problem with that when you move abroad especially places like England.
Just what I was thinking. They love Africa but hate Africans.Our problem is not your being here. Our problem is how you struggle to respect the people whose land you have come to invest on. Remember it’s not just about money, it’s also about a conducive environment and that’s what we have offered you. If you don’t mingle with them, the day they become awakened as you think you people are now, you will be thrown out.
Try dating or even attempt to marry a guy who's Kamba, Kikuyu, Luhya etc and your family's reaction is why Asians have always been viewed as outsiders. You segregate yourselves.
denn denn there must be some reason why they dont marry. I mean apart feom whining racism there must be another reason. It takes a hand and cheek to make a slap
Gina Din is married to a Kikuyu, how about that?
@@sehejmodgill9423 what reason? Give me just one even if its far fetched. Go ahead
@@sehejmodgill9423 The only reason is Asians who livev in Kenya are RACISTS
Even we waryas we don't marry other Kenyan tribe's so Will you say they are not Kenyan
The Kenyan flag isn't a coloring book my dear. You can't just change the colors when you want 🤔😂😂😂🚮
TheeCh1ldW1ld hhh..mwambie
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TheeCh1ldW1ld yep tell her bruh😁
Lmao
She wants it to be white for none Africans to fit in. 😂😂😂🇰🇪. The creators of this flag were wise.
I hate the level of hypocrisy going on here some people consider themselves Kenyan when it favours them
You will only do this to Africans. A few dollars and some lighter skin colors and they will give you their pride.Our leaders have so undermined our economies that anybody who comes with money looks down on us.
What roll did Asians play in the liberation of Kenya???
They actually didn't contribute to anything.... So pls dnt think of changing the colour of the flag change ur thinking plsss
They were too busy acquiring wealth and land to care about the slaughter of our grandfathers.
If Indian kids were born in Kenya and have no connection to India...They had nothing to do with liberation....where do they belong? How is it their fault? You're discriminating against them in a country they love and grew up in. This backwards mentality will get you nowhere.
@@SetASpark Please please
There were Indians who owned shops back during the independence struggle shared whatever they had with Mau Mau fighters. Pio Gama Pinto tried negotiating with the British to stop killing Mau Mau fighters and was locked up in Lamu together with some Mau Mau fighters. He rejected special treatment, slept in the same cell with them and shared the same food. Pio Gama Pinto died because he confronted Jomo for stealing land from his own Kikuyu community. These are things that happened but we were never taught in school.
british colonialists brought indians to kenya by force.
They also forced 43 nations into one. Before Kenya it was just tribal lands. So our history is their history too.
Who cares they can go back to india
east africana straight racism just mean really if u don’t think we’re Kenyans we will leave and I’m telling you kenya will not be in a good situation but we won’t leave because we are Kenyans no matter what you say
@@jamespatel8585 being human, kenya is now their home.this is where history placed them..but if they wish they can visit their roots.. yet still no one is special..if indians or anyone leave kenya will be just fine.
@@jamespatel8585 I agree, though I don't get why she's complaining. Kenya affords everyone the same opportunities for growth. I get the chamge line everytime I go to the market: Do I hate it, no because it's simply someone recognizing my culture. I think she needs to walk the streets of Nairobi for a while longer, and even try the wemwega line on some vendors. See if they complain.
I will give you a very simple answer why Indians in Kenya do not feel Kenyan. It is because for generations, you Indians in Kenya have isolated yourselves and intermarried yourselves in Parklands, Pangani, and Ngara and have remained the minority. To be a Kenyan, you have to mingle, intermarry with locals and assimilate with the local culture. To be a Kenyan as well, you have to study under the Kenyan educational system, and to be a Kenyan, you have to view the rest of Kenyans as equals instead of pretending that Indians have something special. Nothing is special under the sun.
Kweli😂
And that is what they wouldn’t want to do. They love your land but not the people. How they wish this beautiful land belonged to them.
Hey Minahil, I've listened closely to every word you're saying in the video. You and I are 100% Kenyan (As you can tell by my profile pic). Despite all the negative comments below, just know that you have no other land to call home an be proud of. Thanks for the great speech and your great belief in your country Kenya. Keep it up always dear!!! All Kenyan, all the time!
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Ken Mbesa thank you at least you understand the true meaning of being a Kenyan respect ✊🏽
Oh yeah? I'm sure India would like to send a 100,000,000 more. The Chinese too! You nice boy.
Maturityn critical thinking. thank you Montero
She should marry a Kenyan and she becomes a Kenyan
She wins the gold medal for "best speech given by a 5th grader"
Stanzavik
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Cringeworthy 😖
I'm still wondering with it fits with TED (Technology Education/Entertainment Design).
Am proudly Kenyan, am a Kenyan Somali like my whole family is ,I no no other home apart from Kenya
Khadra you cute😊😊😊
Same
Kenya has our land.
We can accept Somalis as Kenyans because most go through Kenyan education system. But Indians, Nah!
Who asked you? 💀
Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can
Hate cannot drive out hate only love can
heal the world
Proudly Kenyan
Proudly citizen of the universe
Unfortunate how people are being hateful in the comment section.
Creates more pain more hate more denial
Every body claiming Africa , Africa for Africans ,
She’s african
@@Leo-bi4he what's next Chinese are native to mauritania? you're home is Asia not Africa
I never said she is a native, but she sure is a citizen
@@samirbedahoudi963 North Africa is berber.
@@samirbedahoudi963 Your home is where every you were born. I'm from America but I'm of the African diaspora which is mixed...I personally don't use African American for myself because Africa is not the culture I was born but that of the U.S. No one said anyone is trying to take away a country's ethnic identity...Isn't Mauritania a mixed culture also with Wolof, Haratins, Bedaines and Arabs?
why does Tedx keeps on bringing us videos of europeans saying they are Kenyans !!!?!!!
Y you want to deny people born in Kenya... Kenya sio Yako peke Yako boss...
Y you want to deny people born in Kenya... Kenya sio Yako peke Yako boss...
I Wonder those people are not Kenyans
A real Kenyan is of the sweet melanin skin, whites despiced us of not having
@@MOHAMEDABDALLAH-kn1iu afrika sio yenu mkubwa,akona every right to claim his ancestral land,wewe rudi india ukaclaim your rights huko
Cringed watching this video...wtf?!?!?!
Masha Allah proud to be Kenyan what a beautiful flag we have God bless our country
And the fact remains that yiu aren't a Kenyan .... Respect our flag🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
if her family has been there for a couple of generations and all of the culture she knows is the place of her birth...then what is she? Are all of the tribes in Kenyan united as one ethnic group or do they distinguish their differences by language and culture.
@@osiruskat She is a fellow Kenyan*(settler), not a fellow kenyan *(aboriginal)
Shame on you!
The irony in this speech. 😏😏😏
I love the utopia this girl is living in.
That's utopia not Kenya. 😂.
These are hardcore racists who shouldn't be tolerated at all
It’s not racism. It’s disheartening to see these people whom we have welcomed disrespecting and looking down on the people whose land they live on.
The problem is not their being around but how they relate with the indigenous people.
Being welcoming does not mean that you allow yourself to be trampled upon.
The girl is actually right. Kenyans need to be united beyond racial and tribal lines.
Ron Simiyu are you an Asian?
Ron Simiyu agree
Ron Simiyu No ! Kenyans need to stick to one another and why should they inclued strangers who secretly look down on them?
@@Kabeyavictoria . . . Maybe because we're all human?
Kanaan ite when did they secretly look down on you
I am Indian , In India there is phrase you should praise country which is giving you food.
You are NOT Kenyan. You are an Indian who happens to live in Kenya. Sitting in your garage does not mean that you are a car. Period.
Indians have been in East Africa even before Kenya was born. Many fought for independence. They contribute alot. Educate yourself.
@@hkular5220 They can take the ship back to india.
@@umojapress2857 Lol ship gani. Like I said.many arrived befire Kenya's Independence. Many fought for Freedom. So that ship you're talking about, is not a valid point. The ones are 6th or 7th generation who have been in Kenya more than a century. 😀😀😀😀😀
But if you are in a garage, you are a car 😀😀😀😀😀
@@hkular5220 fought for independence how? please explain
Opps! She has an Indian accent!
Ya😂😂 but she is from Kenya (proudly Kenya Indian) , me too I have a great Indian accent but I am an indian and Congolese and live in bukavu (afro Indian)
Indians live in segregated neighborhoods, go to segregated schools etc they are isolated but want to claim African identity
😮im Mexican and have few African friends in the USA if i lived in Kenya i think i actually could came to be African 😅
Young girl don't mess with our ancestral home ati flag tena😅 mutuwachee waafrika
Yes and kenya should take back siddis and give indians back to india.
We can be more inclusive with our ancestral home, usikue mjinga baba
@@Leo-bi4he can they do the same for us in India ?
Well said...some people's agenda they terribly want the land of Kenya for themselves then make the indigenous people slaves ,that should not be the case
@@sehejmodgill9423 if it is possible we will do it, because, you guys are not even treating the siddis as humans but we treat your India brothers/sisters as kings and Queens.
I'm glad we Hv Kenyans like her who make sense.
Am surprised at all the negative comments. As a Kenyan living in diaspora, I can quite identity with where she is coming from, especially where a land feels like home but in some eyes, you don't belong. She is inspiring in finding herself in the flag that in origin does not include her.
As brothers and sisters under one sky, as a people previously enslaved, we should not continue to carry the torch of hatred and bigotry and old hurts else we will never move forward but continuously build new wounds for the next generations to carry. I understand social media provides a platform to voice our opinions but can we should not use it to make hateful speech, we can educate and/or disagree without negativity and hostility can we not?
Agree 100%
Let us give her a 👍
Unfortunately. We need more love than hate in this world
Blood was spilled for that flag, we are not going to change it so that she can feel better
The problem is not Kenyans but the Indians who refuse to integrate, have their own schools and their HINDU only real estates which cannot be Kenyan. And when you ask they say they pay taxes. A capitalist mindset. You are doing well ( the one speaking in the video) but you have to spread awareness in your community.
To be honest, I did not get her TedTalk, I see where she was trying to go but......
Rayyah Amber nk
I do agree but African Kenyans should be in charge telling them what to do
Dodo Dodo i guess before that happens they will leave like they did with idi ameen. I mean after all they smart
@@sehejmodgill9423 Then they should be smart enough to leave & go fix India. Kenya has it's people working on it for the better of all Africans. They last thing they'd want is racists around them.
@@nairobinyeusi5811 Lakini wengi wamekaa Kenya wajui Nchi nyingine? Sasa?
ilove this but plz to be kenyans is living with kenyans so indian---- kenyans dont segregate yourself from the rest of kenyans,we love you fellow kenyans
I'd rather Call a Jamaican Kenyan before any Indian.
@@nairobinyeusi5811 actually I consider Jamaicans Kenyans..... How many Indians have you seen in Kenya.... They live in their own segregated communities and schools..... And still practice Racism.... One cannot rent in those estates eti Hindus only...... Nkt!!!.... If they are not NILOTES, Cushites or Bantus they are not Kenyan nor African!!
You will only do this to Africans.
Manu Chandaria is Kenyan
Jason Dunford is Kenyan
Victor Wanyama is Kenyan
3 different races one nationality ❤🇰🇪
Jason Dunford is not Kenyan. He's just a colonial remnant
@@considerthis4227 Not only is he the only few kenyan swimmers to ever participate in the olympics, he is the only one to bring back a gold medal. Doesn't get any more patriotic...
@@AriDeleuze he can take his gold medal back to England... Or wherever it is he came from.
@@AriDeleuze Most Gold medals in Kenya are from Kalenjin marathon runners not bloody Indians
Most Indians in Kenya have British passports, yes they grew up here but they still carry British passports.
@Chuuma That's exactly what we should have done during independence to block these demagogues from messing around with Kenya's sovereignty.
You can have more than 2 citizenship
There is Hindi the language, Indian the race, and India a country. If she was born in KE all this time that makes her Kenyan of Indian descent whether anyone likes it or not. If anyone of you "hecklers" on the comment section were born in the US I am sure you would claim to be an American. Hizi kelele muna piga hapa muwache.
She can claim to be Whatever she wants..... But we don't perceive them as such.... We are very nice people but for more than 50yrs they've not shown any signs of accepting us they love our land not US!!!
Kenya is not the US. Kenya has it's native people. We know of Kenyans from the regions they are native to in Kenya. There are Kenyans from Turukana, Narok, Bomet, Meru, Kisumu, Kisii, Kiambu, Ukambani etc.... Never heard of a Kenyan from india, India is not a province in Kenya let alone Africa.
Everyone who's yapping about intermarriage, it's not like the rest are so into intermarriage the beauty about Kenya is the diferent cultures
I prefer your sense of reasoning.
So much intelectual dishonest 🙄🤦🏾♀️
Am proud of her doing that...we all want them to be proud to be kenyan like she is...but most kenyan Asians born in kenya...don't see it that way...they do not mix with others...
@@erickmoenga1206 Since when? These are not Kenyans and will never be. Millions of Africans died fighting hard to liberate Kenya from Failed "Racial Diversity". We'll never allow the same fools to take Kenya hostage ever again
Your are Kenyan and no one can argue on that
But the flag will never be changed to Nyeupe ya Muhindi. Ni Nyeusi ya Mwanainchi 🇰🇪. Africa for Africans.
@@nairobinyeusi5811 😂😂😂shenzi
Love the new generation of Indians in Kenya they've intergrated so well unlike their parents
Now they have to intermarry with local Kenyans. That way their children will not have to feel like outsiders.
Indians are for the World..
I love so much Kenyans people
Many will write negative things. But what matters I that you are kenyan. Big up
Namastey. I am from the west, but of Indian ethnicity. I live Trinidad and Tobago and we have Brian Lara and Sunil Narine who are world class in Cricket.
great talk, just had a great laugh going through the comments- some people are truly backward minded!! people who see skin colours should not be allowed to have children. I am also tired of arguing to homies that I am Kenyan. Its embarrassing to understand how slowly our society is developing.
Extremely embarrassing :) one day at a time. I have hope.
If kenyans are slow how come wabanyani never intergrate????
Telling you to integrate with locals is not backward. Backward is when you live on someone’s land and pretend like you are hanging in the sky.
@@anitadodzidenu8770 Totally backwards..
It's amazing how much work you put in to find your own identity and to help establish the understanding of kenyan to yourself individually and to other people who have never actually asked themselves that same questions...what makes me kenyan. Great work👏👏👏
Too bad,I'm born and bred in Kenya but I don't consider myself a Kenyan....I'm a Somali and proud to be one
😂😂 wariah waja mchezo
@@ijama1989 that is so wrong but also too funny 😂😂
Hehe that is an advantage for kenya...i wish all somalis were like that so that they could leave voluntarily
A Somali denouncing Kenya is like a Welsh denouncing England. A culture can exist in more than one nation, there are kenyan somalis just like there are somalis of Somalia. Either way both lands are your home.
@Dave 1977 I don't know where you come from as your facts are really out of place. In Kenya Muslims and non-muslims have always loved and respected each other. You are not kenyan if you don't already know this. I'm muslim myself and I know that muslims are at home in kenya than anywhere else in the world
Being Kenyan is in your blood and it's your DNA.
How many generations you say your keen have been in Kenya, yet, y'all still straight Indian .. Like non of you ever intermarried with locals... hey.... You r kidding us.. You are only Kenyan coz your Pep's got business here...n you don't alot of options..To be anything else.....
Wait you still can't speak Swahili...?! Kenyan indeed
Straight Indians yes that's how others (local Kenyans) sees us. There are many many reasons why Indians or indian kenyans have never intermarried with locals, For this you need to understand how us Indians are. There are Indian-Indians and there are Indian-Kenyans, talking bout the local Indian kenyans we have a strong cultural presence more than any other religion. The culture that has been passed on from one generation to another and to the next. This has been going on for hundreds of years. no matter where we have traveled to Be it food, clothes, how we live, language, religion, family, spiritual, weddings, clothes there is so much to us than just the name Indian. Cross cultural marriages do happen but with Indians its very difficult and most dont work out. Most indians live with their family (parents, uncles, grand parents) where as the African culture is different and this things don't blend. Reason why you see many whites/mzungus marrying Africans? they have many things in common and easy to adapt including religion. About speaking swahili its a national language but when ever we talk or are approached by locals people talk in English or Indians talk in their mother tongue we never get to practice. Where do we go speak Swahili to? At home its our mother tongue or English same with outside. Like i mentioned early indians have a strong cultural base so things we do when we are out what er celebrate are all cultural where does Swahili fit in? There is nothing you know. The water is deeper than you see on the surface! Before judging know us!
I’ve never understood how Indians in East Africa mange to keep their accent, even though many have never stepped foot in India, and then claim to be African 🙄
@@Maameelle78 Its passed on from on to the other.. The same reason how Indians in Uk are slowly forgetting their mother tongue because they dont speak/practice or are ashamed of it. Its phasing out. Here in Kenya its strong. Bond is strong between communities.
@Patrick Kazan Not all elders are wise. Anyways you should come see for yourself. Its easy to talk behind the screen assuming things and to live a life with a cultural tradition is another.
So your great grandmother wasn’t Kenyan because she only spoke kikuyu
Why was this recommended even to me 🙄 in 2021 i mean which era are we in
It's amazing when foreigners think they have a right to Your land and country as well as their own.
My friends indians in Kenya will remain being called indians not kenyans
And please our flag u can't change it like your clothing 😒
Go back to India u change their not here in Kenya 😏
This is quite rude 😷...please be kind
They’re Kenyan Indians..
@@kingknights5107 Since when 😂. Are they Kikuyu? Are they Luhya? are they Luo? are they Kalenjin?. Which part of Kenya do they hail from 😂
Good talk....we are one nation....
Listen my sister stop dreaming you are Indian you are just to born from Kenya and grow up and raised from Kenya but your still blood is Indian do you understand
Fartun Kahil haha
@Fartun Kahil there is no tribe called Kenya or blood called Kenyan. Kenya was created in 1885 and anybody naturalized or born in Kenya is a Kenyan!!
@the jaramogi, The name Kenya was created by the British from East African-sounding names. Kenya was originally made up of East African tribes & the migrants are shipped there without their consent. Whether a person of any heritage born in Kenya should be considered a true Kenyan will depend on how well he/she is accepted by the whole community, not just his/her own assumption.
"Kenyan" is not a race ... She may not be African . But if she feels Kenyan . then she is Kenyan ...period .
She is one of us. What's your problem?
We should stop discriminating kenya is for all races one peaple one nation 🙏
Hmm ever heard about the Africans in India? They say they were brought from Kenya or Tanzania. Search and watch how they are treated.
I love this girl kenya my motherland
Love other Africans first before racists
Great speech but i could just not stop cringing hard.
I love the message. New ways of thinking is what we all need.
Yes, I reading the comment section and realize its the same whats going on in my country. Not much difference. I am Hungarian who is born in Romania we have whole cities here with Hungarians, schools, everything . We don't consider ourselves as Romanian we hate when someone called us Romanian, when see our ID. We always say we are Hungarians after whole history lesson and explanation comes, because people don't understand or know nothing about us. To be honest of you pass the Austrian border to west, nobody knows about us. Our land attached to Romania, without questions and we stuck here. Most of the Romanian hate us, other European hate us because they said we are Romanians, which means we are cheaters, thieves and liars. I am Hungarian and if I am say I am from Romania, nobody in a whole world can match together, except Hungarians, Romanians, Slovakian and countries around Hungary where other Hungarians stuck in different countries. That's why I try to spread love and acceptance all nations and race around the world.
This kind of bright idea delete all negative attitude and bring people to unity together . Let be peace ,love ,remove negative prejudice to all human being colored group of people ... I have great honor to you ....
This is the most low level Talk i have heard,.but we love the flag🇰🇪
it is because segregate yourselves from the rest of us. you came in as immigrants
Laura Sango spot on!!
Britishers forcefully brought them to India as Indentured laborers just as our African ancestors were brought to the Caribbeans by this Colonialists
@Laura Sango Immigrants gani?? Wahindi wengi walikanyanga hii sehemu ya East Africa kabla Kenya hata akupata Uhuru. Wengi walikuwa freedom fighters na wakapigana na colonisers juu ka kupata Uhuru ya Kenya. Kama ujasoma Historia, wacha kuongea ujinga. Enda soma kitabu bila kuongea taka taka. Shenzi
@@hkular5220 😂😂😂 Ati freedom fighters. Wahindi wengi waliletwa Kenya na Mzungu Kujenga reli na kusaidia Wazungu kubagua Waafrika. They were known as endangered servants 😂. Walio pigania Uhuru ya Kenya ni GEMA. The Agikuyu, Meru, Kamba & Embu communities founders of Mau Mau. These were former African soldiers who fought in world war 2 for the Allied forces. Muhindi Kazi yake ilikua kulamba Mzungu Matako & wanting to be considered a higher racial class than the African. That's the only thing Indians always fought for even in South Africa. Ndio Maana Idi Amin Aliwafukuza Uganda. Hardcore historical Facts
Proud of you Minahil tuko pamoja. Great speech and hope your optimism propels you to great lengths to make a difference and good luck. Baraka tele.
great speech Minahil. may your future be brighter. living in a foreign country and seeing a number of previledges the public has where am living now, makes me sad that most of us can not get it in our own country. clean streets, schools, hospitals,job opportunities of every sort,beautiful clean public gardens,cheap food,very good security where its safe to even be out very late,good government services, welfares for the poor and needy etc etc etc...this may sound as fantasy but some people somewhere are experiencing them. and this is what am yearning for my people back at home in kenya. may the Lord bestow mercy in the hearts of those responsible for our dear Kenya.
Damn useless...you ran away and feel no shame "praying for mercy" hii ni ujinga gani , be the change you want to be or keep living your good life where you are...afadhali useme unatuma salamu nyumbani instead ya kuona vile stuff inahappen alafu unaact ka bystander ...nkt ..damn there's nothing i hate more than kenyans living abroad talking about how good it is out there but not willing to come back and atkeast try to make their own country like that
Indians in Kenya were resented as they dominated. I find it interesting that this girl is a Muslim. Most of the Indians who went to East Africa were Gujuratis. Their shrewd business skills was reflected there just as they own all the Motels in the USA. Read Sowell.
We are the sum of our experience, and this child's reflection makes absolutely good sense to me. Regardless of whether you agree with her or not, doesn't make her any less Kenyan. I think she has every right to call herself one.. There are many commenting on her presentation who might judge her over her ethnicity and the history of separate existence between Kenyans of Asian descent and other communities. She didn't cause this unfortunate past. She should be assessed on her own merit. After all even so called "indigenous" Kenyans don't always get along, yet we still consider ourselves Kenyan.
As a Kenyan I think we should change our flag for her
Our flag is kinda mid anyways
@@FaisalKhan-bs3ob Our flag represents Africans not Indians. Get that clear. If you don't like our flag go back to India
Not bad though I suggest young girl go and visit your fellow long lost Africans fromTanzania and Kenya living in India. Then come and talk again about discrimination.
Wow! Fantastic insight. Proud of that.
Kenyan by convince but yet y'all refuse Kenyans to buy properties within indian populated areas...a.k.a Parklands etc
@Chuuma true wish we did
Ukweli usemwe
Yani these people go to Indian only schools, Live in Indian only estates, all have dual citizenship with active passports & they have the guts to call themselves proud Kenyans.
@@nairobinyeusi5811 They’re Kenyan Indians.. Proud Kenyan Indians..
@@kingknights5107 There is no such thing as Kenyan indian. You are either mkemya halisi or a tourist. That's why We Kenyans call them Wahindi to mean they are from India
Hiyo bendera umevaa 👍🏽. Great vid!
Sorry but I don't get why Asian esp Indians Kenyan get to be Kenyan when it suits them! There I said it!
Kenyan Indians… one for all and all for one..
WTF!!! You are not about to disrespect the colours of the Kenyan Flag no ma'am no! We fought for our own independence and you think mixing all of us gives you BROWN? OR BLUE?? No!
You’re Brown..
very beautiful and well said..🤗🤗.. much love from tz
But why aren't there (Indian) police men or soldiers in Kenya? SMH
Glen Omondi Are there Kenyans in the Indian army?
If war breaks out in kenya no Indian not one of them will stand up nd fight for this country....there only kenyan when it's suits them
Indian people never ever mixed with any other African people
But others like Omani do and Yemenis too and white people too only Indian never 🙄
Blindians.. it’s a thing..
This was great loved it
You are worried too much about national flag, if you are true feel Kenyan in your heart.
Am a 254.Gal ur sooo ryt.Proud of u
The comment section reminds me of how white Americans treat Hispanic Americans. White Americans love to talk about Hispanics not "integrating" too. It's kind of sad.
I love that outfit in 2020... How I wish we could got such... if its your project you still have an open door to make something big out of it!
Dont criticise that BENDERA. Our forefathers had to shed blood for it to be the way it is.
Who here has ever worked for a 'banyan'.... then you know
can't believe this. lol.
I was in disbelief the whole time I listened
why don't you believe it?
@@temporaryish1024 why?
@@samuelbaah7061 Because they claim Kenya but hate Kenyans
Thats what i said when saw your name and your ethnicity. I was where is his african name
She is not indian( asian) she is kenyan they leaved india by force 100's of year ago
😏😏 she is indian
Indianas in Kenya are migrants they are not kenyans
@@esternwairimu4959 she doesn't have Indian citizenship then how she is indian ??!!
She is kenyan with indian origin that's it
She even said that she is proud kenyan too
@@esternwairimu4959 You need education Miss Macha. They came to this part of East Africa before Kenya was even a nation. Many fought for the struggle of Indepence, Makhan Singh, Pinto Gama. A few names to help you , as being narrow minded, you weren't taught in school. Educate yourself 😁
@@hkular5220 they are indians, not kenyans period ,l don't care what u say but we don't call them kenyans
We categories them as indians from India
@@esternwairimu4959 Your arrogance shows your illiteracy. The ones who are 6th or 7th generations are Kenyans. Your opinion is void 😁
I am back!
Minahil this is so good ♥
Kenya
That’s my cousin!!! I’m soo proud of her!! I am being serious. Hi minahil!!
really?
Can she speak Swahili
@@ogolaisaac5852 i wonder that too
Ye she can
Kelvin Carter she is