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    "content": "and registered in United Nation’s camps; noting that the Government recognized that by 2005, such Kenyans totaled over 4,000 from Ijara Constituency alone; cognizant that the number is now estimated at 12,000 in Garissa, Wajir and Mandera Counties; noting with concern that the children of these people cannot access work or obtain ID cards since their parents are registered as refugees; appreciating the excellent work of H.E the President in settling IDPs; the Senate calls on the national Government to conduct a census of these Kenyans with the aim of deregistering them from UNHCR, issue them with ID cards, compensate and integrate them into the community. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is our national duty to ensure that Kenyans live in dignity. We cannot wait any more for the Government to resolve this issue of Kenyans who are not IDPs but are refugees in their own country. The children of these people who were born and brought up in refugee camps can easily be manipulated by enemies of this country, particularly the Al Shabaab because they have taken to the culture, habits and behavior of the foreign refugees with whom they live. It would be a national disaster if we lost them to such terrorists. They can be a thorn in the flesh in future if this matter is not dealt forthwith. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we urge the Government to correct this situation. The Government should, without further delay, remove them from the refugee camps, settle them and integrate them with the communities that they live. Their children should also be issued with identity cards. Failure to do so is a sure way of making them access foreign countries. They can pretend to be from Somalia so that they are taken to foreign countries, not out of their wish, but out of the problems they are facing. This is because they cannot access any jobs here and do not have identity cards. Their parents are known and can vouch for them. Their parents have identity cards that they were given before going to the refugee camps. That should be enough evidence for their children to access identity cards and access employment. This is a very important Motion. I would like my colleagues to contribute to it so that we create this awareness which the Government had not considered earlier. I request my sister, Sen. Fatuma, to second the Motion."
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