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    "id": 735174,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/735174/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Abongotum",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 165,
        "legal_name": "Asman Abongutum Kamama",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT the Bill be amended in the Schedule in the proposed amendments to the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act No. 12 of 2011− a) by deleting the proposed amendment to section 31(1); b) by deleting the proposed amendment to section 33(1); c) in the proposed amendments to section 37─ (i) by deleting the proposed amendment to paragraph (b); (ii) in the proposed new paragraph (ca) by deleting the words “or dependants” appearing immediately after the word “children”; d) in the proposed amendment to section 40(10), by inserting the words “and may appeal the decision of the Cabinet Secretary to the High Court” immediately after the words “receipt of the notification” in the proposed new subsection (12). This amendment may be open to abuse by unscrupulous officers as it is vague and it may not always be possible to ascertain what period of time shall be reasonable in the circumstances. The proposed amendment in Paragraph (b) is a repetition of the existing paragraph one in the Act and is not necessary. In the proposed amendment in Section 37, we are deleting the proposed amendment to Paragraph (d). The proposed amendment introduces persons who have held resident permits as those who may apply for resident permits. The provision should, however, be retained as it is in the current Act to allow persons who have held work permits for a period of seven years to apply for permanent residence. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, part (ii) reads “in the proposed new Paragraph (ca) by deleting the words “or dependants” appearing immediately after the word “children”. The proposed amendment in the Bill if adopted will result in unclear provision since the definition of the term “dependant” is different from that of a “child”. The word “dependant” is, therefore, not necessary in the provision. On Paragraph (d) and the last one, I can see the Deputy Chair, Hon. Gaichuhie is jittery. The last amendment means that a person aggrieved by any decision may apply to the court for redress. It is, therefore, necessary to include the provision of an appeal to the court in the proposed amendment in this Bill. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady."
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