Kenya population and Housing Census Analytical Report on Migration 2009

Abstract

The migration monograph is based on the recognition that Kenya is a signatory to various migration conventions, treaties and policies such as the United Nations Convention on Rights and Protection of Refugees (1951). Over the years, migration policies in Kenya have been sectoral, not national. Currently, most programmes related to migration are handled in partnership with international organisations such as United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), International Labour Organisation (ILO), International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and civil society organisations. This monograph aims at determining the levels, trends, demographic and socio-economic characteristics of internal and international migrants in Kenya, so as to establish the size, composition and spatial distribution of migrants in the country. Migration is becoming increasingly important across all of Africa and some of the researchers on migration advocate for greater inclusion of migration issues in the processes of development planning. The Global Commission on International Migration advocates for mainstreaming of migration into strategic development frameworks.