Government targets new law to manage migrants

According to Dr. Julius Bitok, the Principal Secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services, the move is intended to grant the forum the necessary powers to coordinate migrants effectively within the country.

For nearly six years, the NCM has operated without a proper legal foundation, hampering its ability to coordinate migration activities among state agencies, the UN, and development partners.

“Many countries have excelled because of how they manage migration. It is not just natural resources which make a country great. It also about the kind of people that a country can attract and its migration management,” said Bitok.

He stated that a country's greatness is not solely reliant on natural resources but also on its ability to attract talented individuals and effectively manage migration.

The NCM, which consists of representatives from various ministries such as Interior, Foreign Affairs, Labour, Tourism, and Gender, along with the UN and other development partners, was established to pool resources and coordinate efforts in managing migrants. Its primary objectives include preventing duplication and wastage of resources.