I think that the most important action we could take fairly quickly is increasing the number of private sponsorships that can go through Nairobi.
Other witnesses told the committee that there was an enormous waiting list. Unless I'm mistaken, we think that about 1,000 sponsorship files should be able to go through Nairobi and, in fact, the demand is three to four times that.
Adding a category like gays and lesbians from Uganda will quite simply increase the number of applications that are not currently being assessed by the Canadian mission in Nairobi.
So, you absolutely must focus on this vulnerable group. The target for the number of files in Kenya must be increased and additional resources given to the mission so that it can assess these files.
This may also require that a satellite mission be set up in Uganda to assess the files there. Once again, this requires a special program to allow the resettlement of persons who have not yet left the country of persecution.