Hon. Paul Koinange

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• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The first Statement is a response to a request by Hon. Aden Duale, the Member for Garissa Township. He had sought a Statement on registration of persons in Garissa and Wajir counties. He particularly sought to be informed on one, when the youths will be issued with identification cards; two, the timelines for the implementation of presidential directive on registration of persons in the affected areas; and three, what the taskforce did after the verification was completed. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wish to state that in the 1990s, some residents of Wajir and Garissa counties were registered as refugees in Ifo and Dadaab refugee camps. Their fingerprints were therefore captured in the refugee’s database, which has made it very difficult for them to acquire national identity cards. Following the President’s directives, the Government formed an inter- ministerial taskforce to come up with strategies to verify the claims. The taskforce developed guidelines and consequently the verification exercise for persons from Garissa and Wajir counties was launched on 8th November, 2019 and verification commenced immediately. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The vetting teams at the sub-county level handled a total of 19,272 applicants, in which, 4,792 were from Wajir County and 14,480 from Garissa County. As stipulated in the guidelines, after the initial identification, the application forms need to be verified by the County Security and Intelligence Committee. However, the exercise was slowed down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Once the exercise is completed, the eligible youth will be issued with identity cards. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: I want to state that I was on the ground in Dadaab with my Committee when we presented the Refugee Bill and I promised the elders and the opinion shapers in that area that once everything is in place, these things will be concluded. So, I want to assure Hon. Aden Duale that this matter will be concluded once this vetting process has been done. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Maybe before I read the second Statement, I wanted just to make a small clarity. The issue of the people who went to the camps, they went there because they were hungry and needed food, so they registered there. Now they have a problem to reregister and become Kenyans. That is the reason they do not have identity cards. Already in the last Budget, we provided a bit of money which would help Kenyans without identity cards to be issued with the same. So, I am sure if the process is followed, people will be given ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I just wanted to make a humble request that you direct that when Members make requests for Statements, below their names they should put the telephone number on which they are available. That will make it easy for the Clerk to reach them. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to second the Refugees Bill, 2019. The Refugees Bill, 2019 (National Assembly Bill No.62) was read a First Time on 10th September, 2019 and committed to the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security for consideration and report to the House pursuant to Standing Order No.216(5)(c). Consequently, in accordance with Article 118 of the Constitution and Standing Order No.127(3), the Committee sought views from the public by way of written memoranda and further conducted public hearings in the following counties: Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu, Garissa and Turkana. view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, organisations and institutions that made presentations to the Committee on the Bill include the following: County Government of Garissa, refugee leaders in Nakuru County, refugees living in Dadaab, Refugee Consortium of Kenya, Danish Refugee Council of Kenya, Kituo Cha Sheria, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Amnesty International and International Rescue Committee. Other individuals who submitted their proposals to the Committee include: Francis Njoroge and Allan Muriuki of Strathmore Law School and Ekai Nabenyo, a lawyer and representative of the host community in Turkana. The Committee noted various comments in support of or against provisions in ... view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Secondly, the Bill provides for the institutional and legal framework for the recognition, protection and management of refugees. The Bill establishes various offices and institutions which include the Department of Refugee Services, the Commissioner for Refugee Affairs, Refugee Advisory Committee, Refugee Status Appeals Committee and the Refugee Status Eligibility Panel. These institutions are tasked with coordination of activities and programmes relating to refugees, provision of adequate facilities and services for the protection, reception and care of asylum seekers and refugees within Kenya, among others. view