Passport To Take 3 Days To Process From November, Kithure Kindiki Says

• Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said that Kenyans will take a short period of time to receive their passport
• Kindiki regretted that the public servants extorting money from Kenyans in need of passports have been arrested
• He stated that the backlog of passports has reduced from 724,000 on March 11 to 50,000 by April 18.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has issued a statement asserting that the problems causing delay in passport issuance have been addressed.

In a press statement released on April 18, Kindiki said that as from May 1, all Kenyan passport applicants will have their passports in 21 days after the application date.

" This period will reduce to 7 days effective August 1, 2024 and to three days effective November 1, 2024," he stated.

He further highlighted that challenges like under funding, corruption, poor printing equipment and shortcomings in delivery of ready passports caused increased backlog of passports.

He, however, stated that the backlog of passports had reduced from 724,000 on March 11 to 50,000 by April 18.

He added that systemic arrangements have been put in place to ensure that they people are able to get their passports on time.

" 17 ublic servants and members of the public who were part of the organised criminal gang who took advantage of the situation to extort Kenyans have been arrested and are facing criminal charges," the statement read.

Gov't acquires 2 new passport printers

The government instituted measures to deal with the passport printing backlog at the Nyayo House.

During the annual meeting of senior managers for agencies and directorates on Friday, April 12, Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Julius Bitok revealed the government had acquired two new printers.

Bitok said his department was determined to ensure that passport issuance delays would be a thing of the past.

He said the State Department had acquired the necessary resources to ensure everything ran smoothly for the foreseeable future.

The PS disclosed that the new state-of-the-art machines would increase productivity, adding that they have a combined printing technique with the new machines printing close to 600 passports in an hour.

Proofreading by Asher Omondi, current affairs journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.

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Passport to Take 3 Days to Process from November, Kithure Kindiki Says

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