Immigration department issues update on passports ready for collection
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At least 70,629 passports are ready for collection across the country, according to the Immigration Department in the Ministry of Interior
At least 70,629 passports are ready for collection across the country, according to the Immigration Department in the Ministry of Interior.
According to the Directorate of Immigration Department, between September 25 and October 20, 43,742 passports were printed, bringing the total number of passports to 131,196.
This came after Kenyans complained about the delay in processing and issuing the first 87,454 passports, prompting the government to launch the Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) to expedite the document processing.
The program started on September 25 and thus far 60,567 passports have been collected.
According to the department, the list of passports that are ready will still be shared on its official Twitter account, X.
“Every Wednesday, during the RRI period, a list scheduling the collection of passports the following week is posted on the Directorate of Immigration official Twitter (X) account: @ImmigrationDept.”
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As hinted earlier, the department said that an additional 43,742 new passports have been printed since the launch of the RRI.
They are distributed as follows;
Nairobi – 52,160
Mombasa – 13,594
Kisumu – 15,287
Nakuru – 11,036
Eldoret – 12,289
Embu – 15,476
Kisii – 11,354
Currently, 70,629 passports are ready for collection across the country.
The government urged the applicants to monitor the status of their passports on their respective eCitizen portals and on the Directorate of Immigration’s official communication channels.
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