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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to respond as follows. First, the Government is apprised of the matter of children born to Kenyan mothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The number of children born to Kenyan mothers is in our records. As of now, they are 388. The processing of exit visas is done by the Government of Saudi Arabia upon application by the individual. The Mission assists Kenyans with children to apply for the exit visa, negotiate for waiver of the accumulated dependency fees, and follow up until they exit. On the clarity as to whether there are steps taken to address the challenges faced by stateless children born to Kenyan mothers, particularly in cases where former employers have confiscated the passports of the mothers, we wish to respond as follows: 1. Article 14(1) as read with Clause 30 of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of Kenya, stipulates that, “14(1) A person is a citizen by birth if on the day of the person's birth, whether or not the person is born in Kenya, either the mother or father of the person is a citizen”. This provision outlines the principle of citizenship by parentage, thus granting automatic citizenship to children born abroad to Kenyan citizens. Therefore, in principle, we do not have children born of Kenyans in Saudi Arabia or elsewhere, who are stateless. 2. All the parents need to do is to apply for identification documents for them from the Embassy in Riyadh or the Consulate in Jeddah. 3. In instances where the parents have no passports, they should apply for replacement through the Embassy. In the alternative, the Embassy issues them with emergency travel documents to enable them return to Kenya. Lack of a passport is not an impediment to acquisition of vital documents or repatriation. The third aspect of the question is that, as stated earlier, 707 DNA samples for children and their parents were collected for analysis. They were all processed and results shared with the parents to enable them apply for birth certificates and travel documents for the children. The ministry continues to assist in this process so that we can have the DNA procedures undertaken as soon as possible. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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"content": "Hon. Cynthia."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am a bit confused by the answer. I appreciate the efforts and the fact that the ministry is keeping proper records, if not all, at least it is appreciated that there is some. On the second question about mothers who have had their passports confiscated, the Prime Cabinet Secretary is speaking of an ideal situation whereas, I am addressing the real situation on the ground in Saudi Arabia. Those mothers have got themselves a name, Kemboi which means runaways. They have no documents. Someone who is running away, from I do not know what, cannot honestly walk into an office to take part in a process that the Prime Cabinet Secretary is speaking to. I would like the Prime Cabinet Secretary to clarify what do the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia say about citizenship. From where I sit and the little knowledge I have about the laws of Saudi Arabia, you cannot transfer citizenship to that child unless the father transfers it to that child in that country. Again, on emergency travel documents, if this was working, we would have all those women and their children come back home. I wish it was as easy as you snap and get it. I want clarification on those two matters. I am satisfied because of the fact that they collected samples to help them process their documents. That is very progressive and I appreciate the Prime Cabinet Secretary's office for the same."
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"content": "Hon. Adagala."
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"speaker_name": "Vihiga County, ANC",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Adagala Beatrice",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. There is a Kenyan from Shamakhokho, Vihiga County by the name Elizabeth Chausi, Passport No. AK11799241 who died in Abu Dhabi. I would like to know what steps the ministry is taking because this is a distressed family that cannot manage to take the remains of their relative back to Shamakhokho for burial. Could the Prime Cabinet Secretary tell us how the ministry is going to assist this family bring their kin back home to accord her a decent burial. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "Hon. Dido Raso."
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"speaker_name": "Saku, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Ali Raso",
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wish to ask the Prime Cabinet Secretary about Kenyans registering themselves at the Kenyan Embassy in Saudi Arabia. Apparently, of all the problems we see emanating from different regions, Saudi Arabia is the worst. How much registration takes place? Secondly, we signed a labour agreement with some of these countries. Why would they confiscate travel documents or passports from Kenyans, if they are legally in those countries? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "Let us take one more joyrider. The last one on this. Hon. Basil."
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"speaker_name": "Yatta, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Basil",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker and the Prime Cabinet Secretary. We have Kenyan single mothers whose exit visas for children are denied for bearing children outside marriage. What is the ministry doing to sort this particular issue?"
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