Kenya National Migration Policy
Year of publication
2017
Specific thematic area
Migration
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
Disaster-related events
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Sub-region
Eastern Africa
Region
Eastern Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Relevant GCM objective
- 2 - Minimize adverse drivers5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available
Provide for disaster and emergency preparedness considering that individual travelers may not meet entry requirements or may be referral cases.
Sec. 2(1).
The IDP Act defines IDPs as: “Internally Displaced Person” is defined as “a person or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, large scale development projects, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed and internationally recognized State border” (Section 2(1)).
Sec. 2(1).