Nairobi, April 2 -- Humza Yousaf, the newly-elected First Minister of Scotland, is yet another Western politician with some Kenyan heritage. He represents a growing '80s generation that attests to the vibrancy of an expanding Kenyan diaspora - created by fate and chance, and by post-independent political intolerance and migration.

The history of this emerging generation is also the story of Kenya's race relations - and how it has become a bridge to the world platform for some families.

The new Scottish First Minister's mother, Shaaista Bhutta, was born and grew up in Kenya - the place she once called home. But she and her parents became victims of post-independent discrimination against the Asian community, who were forced to quit their...