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As part of its modernisation efforts, the NRB also invested in two new printers and live capture units to replace outdated manual processes.
Wajir South MP Mohammed Adow and his Mandera South counterpart Abdul Haro say the neglect of the region in almost all spheres makes it difficult for t...
The government has revealed that it has bought one million passport booklets and recruited 300 new immigration officers to meet the growing demand.
Oduor revealed that she has planned a series of transformative initiatives to modernise the department.
On Monday, the government acquired two new passport printing machines to aid in fast passport production.
The new machines are capable of printing 600 passports per hour.
President Ruto has also announced that Kenyan youth seeking employment abroad will benefit from expedited passport processing and government-funded fl...
Out of the 87,000 uncollected passports, 50,000 alone are from Nairobi.
Applicants seeking to collect the passports thus have between 9 am and 1 pm to visit the offices.
The Members of Parliament urged the government to open more immigration offices across the country to make it easier to acquire passports.
As of March 30, 2024, the total number of pending cases before the High Court was 68,121, which translates to 873 cases per judge.
PS Bitok said additional booklets, including the 34-page (A-series), have already been procured and are expected in the country from next month.
Interior minister says the backlog stands at 1.1 million passports yet the department can only issue 5,000 out of the daily requirement of 20,000.
Normally, the small claims court takes less than 60 days to resolve disputes involving less than one million shillings, and 90 per cent of cases submi...
