TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS......................................................................................iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.........................................................................................v
FOREWORD.........................................................................................................vi
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..........................................................................................1
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION............................................................................4
Background of the Study.............................................................................................4
Causes of Statelessness in Kenya................................................................................6
Literature Review........................................................................................................7
Methodology and Objectives of the Study.................................................................9
Outline of the Work..................................................................................................11
CHAPTER 2: OBTAINING KENYAN NATIONALITY AND IDs: PROCESS AND
PRACTICE............................................................................................................... 12
Right to Nationality: Kenyan Constitutional Framework...........................................12
Obtaining an ID: A Daunting Process........................................................................15
CHAPTER 3: RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT................................................21
Legal Framework.......................................................................................................21
Current Status...........................................................................................................22
Exception to the Rule................................................................................................26
CHAPTER 4: THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION..............................................................28
Legal Framework......................................................................................................28
Current Status ..........................................................................................................29
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OUT OF THE SHADOWS TOWARDS ENSURING THE RIGHTS OF STATELESS PERSONS AND PERSONS AT RISK OF STATELESSNESS IN KENYA