Gov't to Launch Four New Centers for Kenyans in the Diaspora to Acquire e-Passports
The government through the Immigration Department is set to open eight new centers where e-Passports will be issued as it seeks to beat the September, 2019 deadline for phasing out old generation passports.
Of the new centers, four will be based in the country while the other four will be launched in foreign countries to serve Kenyans in the diaspora.
At the moment, the digital passports are only being issued at the Immigration headquarters in Nyayo House, Nairobi.
The four centers outside the country will be opened in Europe, America and the Middle East regions as the government steps up efforts to ensure Kenyans beat the global deadline for the acquisition of the new tpassports.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said the new centers will ensure Kenyans acquire the new generation passports easily without having to travel to Nairobi.
The smart passport has enhanced security features that make it easy to identify, track and clear travelers.
Comments (5)
What is the emergency? Why not renew passports as they expire and for those who need to travel? It’s kind of interesting the way these decisions are made. Why not issuing the old passports , let people use them until expiry time . A total waste of money.
Should have been done long time ago while it will cost a lot to implement it's not something that you can phase in or out because it could take a decade or even more
do we have to pay again? i just renewed my passport last year...
https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/tennessee/tnedce/3:201…
Copy and paste link or just google Sifuna vs. South College Tennessee. Her loose, abusive attitude and words, did cost her further academics. Gives her time to continue hiding behind Mwakilishi to unleash vitrol...she needs to clean up first. Bure kabisa. Does your grandmother know what you became?
why would we be forced to renew psssports which are still valid? robbing Kenyans without physical violence but mental violence on spending pennies we earn so hard . damn matiangi