Kilifi North MP Owen Baya is seeking an amendment to the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, Cap 170 to, among other things, clearly define the time limit that stateless persons can apply for citizenship.
Baya has introduced the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Bill which if approved, will remove the time limit for stateless persons to apply for citizenship.
The Bill proposes an amendment to Section 15 to allow stateless persons who have habitually resided in Kenya for at least seven continuous years to be deemed lawfully residents and, upon application, eligible for registration as Kenyan citizens.
Baya, who made his submission to the National Assembly Committee on Administration and Internal Security, also explained that the Bill seeks to insert a new Section 15A to provide for the registration of children born to stateless parents.
