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Securitization of Kenya’s Asylum Space: Origin and Legal Analysis of the Encampment Policy

Author : Andrew Maina

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Abstract

Kenya’s encampment policy has existed since the refugee influx of 1991. The policy restricts the movement of refugees contrary to the applicable laws, yet there is a dearth of analysis on it. This contribution analyzes the formalization of the encampment policy using the securitization theory. It argues that the securitization process of refugee policy in Kenya began earlier than 1991 as evidenced by parliamentary discourse between 1963 and 2006. Furthermore, it argues that failure of legal reasoning by the courts of law perpetuates the restrictive policy in spite of a clear constitutional argument for its abolishment. Data was drawn primarily from Parliamentary Hansards as the official record of parliamentary proceedings.

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Footnotes
1
This Bill amended the Immigration Act, 1967, to include the class M permit which was to be granted to refugees who sought asylum in Kenya. It was the law governing refugees in Kenya until the enactment of the Refugees Act, 2006.
 
2
Kenya became a signatory of the 1969 OAU Convention on June 23, 1992. See Abuya, E. Odhiambo, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and Status Determination Imtaxaan in Kenya: An Empirical Survey, 48(2) Journal of African Law, 2004, 187–206.
 
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Metadata
Title
Securitization of Kenya’s Asylum Space: Origin and Legal Analysis of the Encampment Policy
Author
Andrew Maina
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Book
Refugees and Forced Migration in the Horn and Eastern Africa

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-03720-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-03721-5

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03721-5_5