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State receives 100,000 new passport booklets as demand grows
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2024

On Monday, the government acquired two new passport printing machines to aid in fast passport production.

State acquires two new passport printing machines to reduce processing time to 14 days
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2024

The new machines are capable of printing 600 passports per hour.

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....

Kenyans no longer need appointments for passport collection - Immigration Department
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2024

President Ruto has also announced that Kenyan youth seeking employment abroad will benefit from expedited passport processing and government-funded fl...

State urges Kenyans to pick 87,000 uncollected passports
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 24, 2024

Out of the 87,000 uncollected passports, 50,000 alone are from Nairobi.

Passport issuance dropped 5.2 per cent in 2023 - KNBS report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 22, 2024

The report released on May 20 says the immigration department issued 404,028 passports, compared to 426,137 in 2022.

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