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Joachim Magera desperately awaits the arrival of his renewed passport as he desires to see his father one last time before his health deteriorates further.
Magera's journey began in 1997 when he embarked on a quest for greener pastures in the United States leaving behind his native Kenya. His father suffered a debilitating stroke in 1995 but remained resolute in his encouragement, recognizing the potential his son's move held for securing a better future for the family. Magera's father urged him to seize the opportunity.
“My father is in a dire position in the hospital and I would like to at least see him before he passes,” he says.
Despite the vast geographical expanse separating them, Magera has maintained a steadfast connection with his family, their bonds fortified by constant communication. His last reunion with his father occurred in 2015 when he returned to Kenya to seek his father's blessing for his impending wedding. However, the intervening years have been marked by an agonizing absence with Magera's sole visit to his homeland occurring nearly two decades ago.
In a desperate bid to expedite the passport renewal process, Magera submitted his application on January 27 in Washington DC only to be met with an agonizing silence. As the days ticked by, his anxiety mounted, fueled by the knowledge that fellow Kenyans in the US were receiving their passports within a month of application in March. Compounding his frustration, authorities suggested upgrading to a 50-page passport version, a recommendation that did little to alleviate the urgency of his situation.
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......Magera's sole visit to his homeland occurring "nearly Two decades ago."
*If his Visit to Kenya was 2015, then it's nearly "One" decade ago; not Two decades ago.
You can fly on an expired airport .Just be prepared to be delayed once you arrive in Kenya.Some airlines are petty try Ethiopian or some other airline familiar with black people.I got delayed once I arrived but eventually was let in because I refused to lipa hongo.
RIGHT NOW ALL THOSE GOONS WHO WORK AT THE EMBASSY DONT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ,ALL THEY CARE IS RUTO'S VISIT
Bring your stories so that we share with Ruto with his lies in Diaspora
When Matiangi was CS in 2019. I applied for my Kenyan 50 page passport and received it in a record of 10 business days. I did not pay anything extra apart from the required passport fee that everyone paid. At the time I rightly believed that the whole Nyayo House Passport mess was behind us.
Now I keep hearing people can't get handa on their passports, many are struggling to get their Kenyan passport ... Surely SMH ... There must be someone sleeping at their job. I guess It all comes down to the individual who is incharge of the docket ... Over to you Bitok, Kindiki and Co, the ball is on your court.
From 1997 in the US and still you are relying on kenyan passport? Uko sawa kweli? You could be a American citizen, Mexican, Canadian and kenya could be the last one....You could fly with even Mexican passport or you fear paying $50 visa fees? Kuna watu na vyatu...from 1997?
I flew to Kenya last year and applied for a passport and you wouldn't believe how much I had to fork out, Sh40,000 bribe because they could not find a record of me ever having a passport. On top of that, I entered Kenya using a US passport. Woe unto anyone who has to deal with the Ruto government.
From 1997 in the USA na hauna makaratasi? Sasa hiyo ni shida yako. Ungejipanga kitambo sana.
Watu was before 01 walilalia Raha zao. Wengi wao hawana. Pia na masomo nadra
I applied to renew mine in October 2023. Told to wait for text message. Desperate, I passed by there in January 2024. Told under processing. Passed by again at Nakuru office on my way to Eldoret in March 2024, mehemehe ...still under processing. In mid April 2024, I paased by there and was told its ready. Cancelled my journey and waited for 6hrs to reach issuance office. Their watery eyes were suggestive of, you know, ... pikia kazi. After it landed on my hands, I came out running like a person attacked by bees, singing:
"Kenya yetu nchi nzuri
Inchi yangu nchi yako naipenda daima"...cursing Moi and Biwott for destroying our beautiful country with monsters of corruption, twenty years on.