The Immigration office has welcomed Kenyans who got notifications to collect their passports to do so on sartuday at the Nyayo House.
The State Department of Immigration and Citizen Services has declared that the Nairobi office will be open tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
"To expedite the collection of passports, our Nairobi office will be open on Saturday May 18, 2024 from 9am to 1pm," said the Immigration Department in the notice.
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"Applicants who applied for passports in Nairobi and have received notifications to collect their passports are encouraged to take advantage of the extended service."
The development is a reaction to passport applicants' issues over the last three years.
On Wednesday, the National Assembly's Committee on National Administration and Internal Security called for new passport applications to be handled within three days.
The MPs, led by Committee Chair and Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo, advocated for creating more immigration offices nationwide to expedite passport applications.
There are only eight immigration offices nationwide, forcing many Kenyans to travel long distances to apply for crucial travel papers.
“With adequate resourcing, targeting a maximum of three days for applicants to be issued with passports is realistic. This should be feasible, especially with the opening of more offices in other parts of the country,” Tongoyo said then.
