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Kenya revises immigration border manual to fix challenges

Xinhua, April 27, 2017 Adjust font size:

Kenya and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday launched the revised Immigration Border Procedures and Operations Manual to capture new immigration laws, policies and procedure.

The manual, which was first developed in 2006 and later revised in 2010 to accommodate further changes, will help address various migration challenges facing Kenya in today's ever mobile, complex and challenging world.

Speaking in Nairobi at the launch, Director of Immigration Services Gordon Kihalangwa said that the revised manual will aid border officials in tackling a myriad of migration challenges facing Kenya.

"Human trafficking, terrorism, and document fraud are some of the complex challenges we are currently facing at our border posts," Kihalangwa said.

The officials say instability, radicalization and armed conflict in neighboring countries have created an uncertain environment for immigration in Kenya which has been addressed in various policy documents including the revised manual.

IOM Head of Kenya County Office, Mike Pillinger, noted that the manual is a result of re-assessing immigration and border management against a backdrop of evolving migration trends, policies, profiles, legislations and regulations.

"It pools pertinent up-to-date policies and procedures for the guidance of immigration officers in their daily work at the border posts across Kenya and headquarters in Nairobi," Pillinger said.

The Minister-Counsellor, Yoshihiro Katayama from the Embassy of Japan said the revised manual is a significant step towards the enhancement of border management in Kenya.

"Enhancement of better border management in Kenya means it will help the country mitigate security risks and reduce anxiety," he said.

The revision of the Immigration Border Procedures and Operations Manual is one of the activities under the Immigration and Border Management (IBM) project that IOM is implementing in partnership with the Department of Immigration Services of the Government of Kenya, and supported by funding from Japan. Endit