Abel Kiprop Bitok Stories

Abel Bitok accused of leading abduction unit denies claims, calls for DCI probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 29, 2024

Bitok, who has denied allegations linking him to an alleged government abduction unit, claims the posts have tarnished his reputation and endangered h...

PS Bitok: State to hasten processing of dual citizenship requests for Kenyan diaspora
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 13, 2024

The PS noted that the policy aims to encourage those who migrated abroad and acquired other nationalities to invest more in Kenya.

Government increases registration fees for birth, death certificates by 300 per cent
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 04, 2024

The revised fees come as part of a broader effort by the government to increase charges across various immigration and civil registration services.

MPs demand state intervention to forestall a potential refugee management crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 28, 2024

Environmental degradation in areas with high refugee populations was also raised as a concern.

Interior ministry seeks more funding to tackle refugee management challenges
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 28, 2024

Beyond security, PS Bitok highlighted environmental challenges in the camps, such as deforestation and waste management issues.

Kenya collects Sh400bn in revenue with 18,000 services on e-Citizen -PS Bitok
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2024

Bitok also highlighted that Kenya had surpassed other nations, including Rwanda, which manages over 700 digital services, and many European countries,...

State mulls relocating Immigration headquarters from Nyayo House to erase negative history
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 29, 2024

PS Bitok acknowledged the negative history surrounding Nyayo House, noting that the government is not proud of the building’s association with past ma...

Nubians want Ruto's promise on elimination of ID applicants vetting implemented
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 02, 2024

Members of their community have encountered difficulty obtaining the documents and have sometimes had to allegedly bribe officials to expedite the pro...

Maisha cards voluntary but good for you -PS Bitok
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 29, 2024

At the same time, the PS defended the 10-year expiration date on the Maisha Card as consistent with industry practices, international conventions, and...

Court lifts order barring issuance of Maisha cards
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 12, 2024

Immigration PS Julius Bitok informed the court in his affidavit that the court had vacated a similar order it had issued earlier this year in response...

State to produce 15,000 Maisha Cards daily, applicants to receive documents in 21 days
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 11, 2024

Since the introduction of Maisha cards, the government has printed and rolled out 600,000 cards and hopes to have concluded onboarding all citizens wi...

Committee proposes issuance of Kenyan passport within three days
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 15, 2024

The Members of Parliament urged the government to open more immigration offices across the country to make it easier to acquire passports.

Government sets sights on Sh1 billion daily revenue from eCitizen platform
Mary Wambui  |  May 08, 2024

Prof Bitok said the current earnings from the platform get to Sh700 million from its 13 million users, a number that is below the population of regist...

State must prevent discriminatory vetting in new ID issuance rules - rights groups
Mary Wambui  |  May 07, 2024

The CSOs say the new guidelines, launched on April 29, 2024, "retained an unequal and potentially arbitrary system for ID applications."

Population of stateless persons to reduce after dissolution of ID vetting committees
Mary Wambui  |  May 01, 2024

Kenya has committed itself to accede to the two UN statelessness conventions and complete legal reforms to address and eradicate statelessness by 2027...

State plans to roll out school fee payments on eCitizen from May 1
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 16, 2024

According to the PS, 12 institutions under the State Department for Basic Education have already integrated with the eCitizen platform, offering 160 s...

Education committee pursues PS Bitok over eCitizen payment protocol
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 12, 2024

The government endorsed the use of eCitizen for school fee payments across all levels of education in February, following a cabinet meeting chaired by...

Government installs halls at Nyayo House to expedite passport application process
Amina Bonaya  |  Apr 04, 2024

Alongside the newly established halls, the Immigration Department has doubled its biometric deck capacity, expanding from 10 to 20 stations.

Immigration Department calls for collection of 58,330 passports
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 05, 2024

Nairobi has the highest number of uncollected passports at 24,613, followed by Embu at 9,584, Kisumu at 6,087, Mombasa (5,759), Eldoret (4,538), Nakur...

Why rights groups are opposed to printing of Maisha Namba cards
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 27, 2024

Ten NGO have raised issues including lack of a comprehensive legal framework, lack of public participation and consented opt-in, and privacy and data...

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