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    "id": 631350,
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    "content": "It is worth noting that squatters do not qualify to be IDPs, as defined in the Act which I have just quoted. Following this realization and the numerous requests for assistance by persons and groups claiming to have been displaced in periods dating as far back as pre-independence, NCCC sought legal advice from the Attorney-General regarding the interpretation of The Prevention, Protection and Assistance to IDPs and Affected Communities Act 2012 vis-à-vis historical displacement, with a view to determining the cut-off dates for the mandate. The hon. Attorney-General, through his letter, which is also tabled alongside this Statement dated 14th December, 2015, advised that the Prevention, Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act, in spirit and letter, only provides for resettlement of the 2007/2008 Post-Election Violence (PEV) victims and those affected after that period. A copy of this letter is attached as Annex 4. The resettlement of historical IDPs and forest evictees, therefore, does not fall under the purview of the National Consultative Coordination Committee (NCCC) on IDPs. On the fate of the integrated IDPs in Nyamira County as stated above, the integrated IDPs of Nyamira County will shortly be profiled together with others from different parts of the country after which appropriate assistance will be extended to them. On the fate of IDPs of 1992 still living in centres, particularly the over 5,000 who meet weekly at St. Immaculate in Trans Nzoia County, as mentioned above, the settlement of IDPs and forest evictees relating to periods before 2007/2008 does not fall under the scope provided for in the Prevention, Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act. Unless the policy changes and adequate budgetary provision is given, these historical cases will be left out of the resettlement programme. On the IDP problem at the Muhoroni-Nandi Border where fresh IDPs emerged on new year’s week and whether the Government has moved in to secure the people in the area to avoid further insecurity and killing of the people in that area, the Government has made efforts to restore peace and security in the area. Indeed, for this reason, we are not aware of any IDPs that resulted from the Muhoroni-Nandi Border skirmishes. None has been reported to our offices and it is assumed that all those affected returned to their normal lives after the situation was put under control. Finally, is whether we are ready for such occurrences in future and whether the Government is prepared to avert such occurrences. The Prevention, Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act 2012 makes it mandatory for the national Government, through the Ministry of Devolution and Planning, to promote public awareness about the causes, impact and consequences of internal displacement as well as on means of prevention, protection and assistance of the IDPs through a comprehensive nationwide education and information campaign in order to prevent future instances of internal displacement in Kenya with the involvement and participation of various stakeholders such as various communities, IDPs leaders, the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) and non-state actors. Plans are underway to roll out the programmes before the next elections as well as areas prone to internal conflict. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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