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    "id": 1233912,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1233912/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi West, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Nguna",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to respond to a request for a Statement. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), Hon. Cynthia Muge, M.P., on 21st March 2023, requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture regarding the issuance of Diplomatic Passports to Kenyan Athletes. Hon. Speaker, the Committee wrote to the Principal Secretary, State Department for Immigrations and Citizens Services, on 24th March 2023. The Principal Secretary responded back on 5th April 2023, through the Director-General, Directorate of Immigration Services as follows: That, the Directorate of Immigration Services is part of the security sector mandated to contribute to security and socio-economic development of Kenya by facilitating international travel, issuance of secure travel documents, issuance of permits and passes, control of entry and exit, compliance and enforcement of immigration laws and management of migrants as a pre-requisite to sustainable economic development. That, the issuance of Kenyan Passport is one of the key functions of the Directorate of Immigration Services among others. In the execution of its mandate, more so issuance of security documents, the Directorate is guided by the Constitution of Kenya 2010, ratified conventions and protocols, Acts of Parliament, subsidiary laws and standard operating procedures (SOPs) which are in tandem with the supreme law of the land. Hon. Speaker, in compliance with Chapter 4, Article 39 of the Constitution, the Directorate of Immigration’s obligation is to ensure timely issuance of travel documents to facilitate freedom of movement for its citizens. It is also supposed to ensure that all immigration and citizen related services are within the purview of fair administrative action as provided for under Article 47 of the Constitution. Further, the Directorate is guided by two principal laws from which it derives its mandate and purposes; the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011 and Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service, 2011. The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011 is the Act of Parliament that provides for matters relating to citizenship, issuance of travel documents, immigration and for other connected purposes. Hon. Speaker, issuance of the Kenyan passport is guided by the provision of Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011 and International Civil Aviation Organization standard Annex 9. These stipulate: 1. Persons entitled to passport and other travel documents. 2. Types of passport and other travel documents. 3. Validity of passport and other travel documents. 4. Application for and issuance of passport and other travel documents. 5. Application for replacement of passport and other travel documents…"
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