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Kenya’s GCM implementation plan

TENTATIVE DEADLINE OF IMPLEMENTATION:
Following the commitments made at the International Migration Review Forum, Kenya, a GCM Champion country, pledges to update its GCM National Implementation Plan drawing on the UN Network on Migration guidance and in line with the whole of government and whole of society approach and inspire other countries in the region and the globe. Kenya launched its Plan in October 2023.
Pledging entity
States
Type of pledge
Individual (by one state/actor)
Country
Kenya
Nature of the Pledge
Policy/legal in scope around a given objective of the GCM
State/Actor
Government of Kenya
GCM Guiding Principles
People-centred
International cooperation
National sovereignty
Rule of law and due process
Sustainable development
Human rights
Gender-responsive
Child-sensitive
Whole-of-government approach
Whole-of-society approach
GCM Objectives
1. Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies
2. Minimize the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin
3. Provide accurate and timely information at all stages of migration
4. Ensure that all migrants have proof of legal identity and adequate documentation
5. Enhance availability and flexibility of pathways for regular migration
6. Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work
7. Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration
8. Save lives and establish coordinated international efforts on missing migrants
9. Strengthen the transnational response to smuggling of migrants
10. Prevent, combat and eradicate trafficking in persons in the context of international migration
11. Manage borders in an integrated, secure and coordinated manner
12. Strengthen certainty and predictability in migration procedures for appropriate screening, assessment and referral
13. Use migration detention only as a measure of last resort and work towards alternatives
14. Enhance consular protection, assistance and cooperation throughout the migration cycle
15. Provide access to basic services for migrants
16. Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion
17. Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration
18. Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications and competences
19. Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries
20. Promote faster, safer and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion of migrants
21. Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration
22. Establish mechanisms for the portability of social security entitlements and earned benefits
23. Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly and regular migration

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).