Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 27932,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/27932/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 466,
    "type": "other",
    "speaker_name": "",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, then there is revocation of citizenship. We have provided for it in Clause 21. If you cheated at the time we were giving you citizenship and gave us some false representation, we can revoke your citizenship. That is so far so good for citizenship. A citizen has been given certain rights and duties in clauses 22 and 23. In Clause 22, a citizen has certain clear duties. Every citizen is entitled to the rights, privileges and benefits and is subject to the limitations provided for and permitted by the Constitution or any other law, including the right to enter, exit, remain in and reside everywhere in Kenya. There was a time when the right even to exit Kenya was restricted. There was a time when the right to own a passport was not a right. It was a privilege. These are things that we have provided for so that we can come within the four corners of the Constitution. There are certain entitlements that a citizen is now entitled to. Having a birth certificate was compulsory within the law, but it was not an entitlement. Having an identity card was compulsory in the law, but at the same time, it was not an entitlement for which you could go to court. Now it is. A passport was given to you as a gift of the state. It no longer is. We have also said that you are entitled to vote which is also a good entitlement. I have already covered Part IV, passports and other travel documents. I will not want to go into a lot of details. The rest is procedure of how to apply and obtain a passport and other travel documents. We did not have a law on passports. We have been issuing passports with some rules, but there was no real law on passports and travel documents. Now, we have provided for it. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another one, which is also important is the immigration control which is on Part IV on page 1245. We want this part to control who gets into Kenya and who we can remove from Kenya. A prohibited immigrant is a person who is not a citizen of Kenya, but who has done some wrong. This is specifically for foreigners. We have provided for reasons why we can prohibit you from entering Kenya, remove you from Kenya or allow you into Kenya. Of course, there will be people who will be coming into Kenya to do some work and will require some visa. Those who want to visit Kenya and those who would want to work in Kenya would require some permits or passes. There are those who would require permanent residence. In fact, we did not have a provision for permanent residence in our law as it stands now, but now we have provided for the green card, if you like. This is a situation in which you can stay in Kenya for as long as you may want to stay without being forced to become a Kenyan. Of course, people will be aggrieved by the decision of the Director of Immigration if he refuses you a right to visit Kenya or stay in Kenya and you may appeal to the High Court. Currently, the situation is that, if you are aggrieved by the decision of the Director or the Immigration Officer, then you can appeal to the Minister and the Minister’s decision is final. But we have realized that even the Minister may be highhanded. So, we have provided that if you are aggrieved, then you may also go to the High Court as a final arbiter on that matter. The rest is talking about the responsibilities or obligations of persons who will be applying for foreigners to come to Kenya. If you are a hotelier, we will expect you to declare whom you are admitting in your premises. If you are a learning institution, we will expect you to declare who is in your establishment. Clause 48 provides for the powers of the immigration officer. He has extensive powers, but also powers that are controlled because anybody who is aggrieved by those"
}