Couple of things:

1. The world is now a global village.

You cannot tell people to "go back" to where they came from whilst they were born here like you. Which village did you yourself come from? Recall 2008 PEV, "the Kikuyus can go back to Central" na kama imejaa hata the Congo Forest if they don't like it, maybe even the Luos to Sudan if Raira is unhappy?

Skill and culture exchange is useful for elements of continuous improvement therefore tolerance is a modern day virtue.

2. I agree, the Indian community in Kenya can do a lot more to integrate with the locals and remove mutual suspicion.

However, there is a lot of negative sentiment toward Indians in Kenya, whether Kenyan Indian or an Indian from Bombay. When we talk of them not integrating, maybe "we" also make it hard for them to do so by "punishing" their kids for the parents sins?..If you go to the middle class Nairobi schooling system, Indians integrate well however put the "community" into private space and we have a "problem".

Personally, Kenyan born Indians are quite OK. A challenge I've experienced is with those who arrive from their mother country with what seems to be a racial issue to black/dark skin including as @sparkly says, not just against us nyeuthi but even amongst themselves based on the caste system.

To get over the 2nd point, what is our role as "locals in making it easier for them to integrate?

3. How much do cultural differences play a part in this? e.g. forever eating meat whilst they forever not eat :) The "Vegetarian Only" apartment blocks and their "idol worshipping" [as per the Christian majority] at the many upcoming temples in the country or even "sanamu" erection e.g. in Kisumu.

4. How much does the economic class difference play a part in this? Perhaps the hoi polloi will always be at odds with communities that are perceivable wealthier than them.

Maybe before we can advise Indians on how they can integrate we should review or ask ourselves to what extent we the indigenous kenyans i.e okuyos, luos, kaleos, maasai, pokot etc have integrated with each other.

My brother you have really said it all.Cool way of seeing these situations.I like the way you have said it.

Integration happened a long time ago, we go to the same clubs, drink the same beers, sports, invite each other to partys like weddings, intermarriages today have become the norm today . all of our big Towns today are host almost every body from everywhere . Thanks to our civil service and the private sectors of the economy. The problem starts when politics enter the scene. I blame baba.

Sasa hapa ndipo shida ilipo dada. Imagine a situation where you were born in Kenya, as were you parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. Ukiambiwa urudi kwenyu utaenda wapi?