The impending national census exercise, Kenya will become the first African state to have intersex people counted and recognized in country's National planning.
Previously, the exercise has seen only make and female citizens counted, with the intersex population left out of the important exercise which takes place after a decade.
Intersex people are those who cannot be identified as make or female due to variations in their biological features. They see different from transgender.
Mr Ryan Muiruri, the founder of Intersex Persons Society of Kenya, welcomed the grand decision which was announced by the KNBS recently.
"Getting information about intersex people in the census will help people understand the challenges we go through," Ryan Muiruri said as he welcomed the development.
"Being included in the census is a big achievement for us," he told the BBC.
The month long exercise will kick off in August and is set to take place for a whole month. Counting is usually done at night when it's presumed that everybody is available at home.
The government has recruited ICT officers, content supervisors and enumerators who will undertake the exercise under the supervision of provincial administration.
In 2009, Kenya's population was 39 million people and the figure is projected to be 52 million at the moment. Census helps in planning of the country's development.