The Refugees Bill 2019 should be developed and enacted in line with the aspirations of Kenyans to protect and welcome refugees.
Last week’s opinion on the cruelty of American anti-asylum laws provoked considerable interest and debate. With rumours of Congolese refugee demonstration in Nairobi, the teargassing of refugees in Cape Town and a new Refugee Bill going through our National Assembly, perhaps it is time also to look at Kenya’s own treatment of refugees and migrants.