Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Bill,Kenyan citizenship Stories

New Bill seeks to grant Kenyan citizenship to stateless persons after 7 years of residence
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 03, 2025

The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aims to grant citizenship to individuals who have lived in Kenya for at least seven year...

Birth certificate issuance drops as booklet shortage bites
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 03, 2025

Data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows that 1.35 million birth certificates were issued in 2024, a steep fall from the 1.95 mi...

Parliamentary Budget Office projects Sh40 million annual revenue from Diaspora Citizenship Bill
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 22, 2025

The revenue will stem from the estimated four million Kenyans living in the diaspora, with a small percentage, 0.01 per cent, of them expected to appl...

Bill seeks to allow citizenship for Africans in diaspora with Kenyan roots
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 05, 2025

Applicants must provide proof of Kenyan descent, a clean criminal record, and a genetic genealogy test conducted by Kenyan authorities.

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.

Ethiopian rights group reveals discrimination in Trigrayan passport issuance
Lavender Kavagi  |  Aug 06, 2024

According to the report, systemic abuses and violations of constitutional rights have prompted calls for immediate reforms to address these concerns....

African American petitions Kenyan High Court for citizenship
Bashir Mohammed  |  Feb 19, 2024

Mubarak Abdul Muqsit Akram asserts that he has an inalienable right to return to his motherland and ancestral home in Africa, specifically Kenya.

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