Hon Speaker, I thank the hon Member of Parliament. What I am talking about is what will be directly dealt with by the committee that is led by Nyambose - it deals directly with those who crawl under the fence, the ones who are illegal immigrants. We are seeking ways to deal with them; once they are found, it does not mean that we deport them immediately. We have a place where we keep them and when the time is right, we then deport them.
We are talking about those the arm of the law should reach. When someone is found, we investigate the situation which forced them to crawl under the fence. And even amongst those who crawl under the fence, there are those who are fleeing from conflicts in their countries. We are forced by the international law not to deport those who are in that situation, but to give them protection as refugees, even if they had crawled under the fence. You know when individuals flee from a conflict in their country, they are caught between a rock and hard place ... [Laughter.] ... because they cannot go to the same government to ask for a passport for travelling. They won't be able to get it, hence they will crawl under the fence. If the committee finds that they have crawled under the fence without any reason, we then deport them.
As I have already said, this committee will meet to look at the report that was brought to the government by other structures and will then make plans of what to do to fight this. The problem is what you have talked about - that we understand that they are now occupying houses that are meant for our poor people. These are issues that would be looked at and be corrected, hon member. Thank you, hon Speaker. [Applause.]]