APPENDIX FIVE: CONSENT LETTER AND SURVEY QUESTIONS WITH OFFICIALS AND INDIVIDUALS Kenya National Commission on Human Rights 1st Floor, CVS Plaza, Lenana Road, P.O. Box 74359 - 00200, Nairobi - Kenya Tel: 254-20-2717908/2717928/2717256/2712664, Fax: 254-20-2716160 Email: haki@knchr.org CONSENT LETTER To be read or given to all interviewees to read before beginning interview: Good evening/day/etc. My name is _______________________________. I am working on a project, with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, which is evaluating the extent of statelessness in Kenya. This project aims at identifying the challenges facing this category of persons and making practical recommendations. If you agree, I would like to ask you a series of questions about your life and experiences. This is not a test or an examination and my questions do not have ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answers. Please tell me what you honestly think and remember you are free to not answer questions or to stop the interview at any time. Your responses will help us to develop a better understanding of the needs and ideas of stateless people. What you say will be kept confidential and will not be given to the government, the police or any other institution/person. All information gathered through the interview that will be used in publications arising from this study will not contain identifying information about you or any other people that you might have mentioned (or any other information that will make it easy for people to identify who you are). Before we continue, I would like you to understand that we can not promise you anything for your participation. However, we do hope that your responses will be able to help us to meet the objectives of this study. If you have any queries, or would like further information, please let us know via phone (254-20-2717908/2717928) or email (cnjeru@knchr.org). All together this interview should take just between 45 minutes to complete. Are you ready to go ahead? If you are, I would be grateful if you could sign this letter (in duplicate). 56 OUT OF THE SHADOWS TOWARDS ENSURING THE RIGHTS OF STATELESS PERSONS AND PERSONS AT RISK OF STATELESSNESS IN KENYA