Kenya: Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act No.12 of 2012
Published: 6/Juil/2012
Amends the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011 (No. 12 of 2011) as follows:
S.4(2) Delete the word “undesirable” appearing in paragraph (f) and substitute therefor the word “inadmissible”.
S.13(4) Delete the introductory portion and substitute therefor the following: “A person who is a dependant of any biological parent or who isunder the legal guardianship of a person who is a citizen of Kenya by registration shall, upon application made in the prescribed manner, be registered as a citizen upon-”.
S.17 Delete subsection (2). Insert the following new subsection –
(2) The Cabinet Secretary may for sufficient reason grant citizenship to individuals or children or dependants of individuals who are citizens of other countries and who voluntarily migrated to Kenya after 1963, and who, though they are holders of passports or identification documents of any other country, satisfy all the other requirements under section 15 or 16 of this Act”.
S.33 (2) Delete the word “insolvent” appearing in paragraph (d) and substitute therefor the word “bankrupt”.
S.33(2) Insert the word “or” at the end of paragraph (f) and insert the following new paragraph-
(g) is, by order of the Cabinet Secretary, declared inadmissible on grounds of national security or national interest.
S.33(3) Delete the words “regulatory officer’s right” and substitute therefor the words “immigration officer’s right”.
S.33(4) Delete.
S.33(5) Delete the word “undesirable” wherever it appears and substitute therefor the word “inadmissible”.
S.34 Delete the marginal note and substitute therefor the word “Residence”.
S.34(4) Delete and substitute therefor the following new subsection-
(4) Where a person who is exempted from the provisions of this section under subsection (3) ceases to be so exempted, that person shall after the expiration of such period of time, not exceeding six months, as an immigration officer may allow for the departure of the person from Kenya, report to the director accordingly and apply for the grant of a new status under this Act.
S.44(3) Delete the word “undesirable” wherever it occurs and substitute therefor the word “inadmissible”.
S.46(2) Delete the word “pupil” wherever it occurs and substitute therefor the word “student”.
S.49(2) Delete the word “secure” and substitute therefor the word “ensure”.
S.49(3) Delete the words “immigration division” and substitute therefor the word “Service”.
S.49(5) Delete the word “Minister” appearing in paragraph (d) and substitute therefor the words “Cabinet Secretary”.
S.53(1) Delete the expression “44” appearing in paragraph (b) and substitute therefor the expression “43”.
S.53(3) Delete the expression “(1) r” and substitute therefor the expression “(1)(q)”
S.53(4) Delete the expression “(q)” and substitute therefor the expression subsection “(1)(p)”
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