The Immigration department has said it will not issue passports to Kenyans with no plans to travel.
PS Gordon Kihalangwa on Monday said it is unfortunate many Kenyans who are flocking to application centres have no plans to travel, but are applying for fun.
With regards to the deadline, priority will be given to those renewing their machine readable passports in order to acquire E Passports.
Medical issues, students, state officers travelling for official duties, Muslim faithful going for Hajj will also be given priority.
The rest though have a constitutional right to have a passport and can apply at their leisure or when their cases fit the specified situations.
And to think that this fucked up gvt recruited thousands of clerks to register civilians for HUDUMA NUMBER, yet they cannot increase issuance of a legal document like a passport. UNUGU mtupu hapa kenya
This assumption belies institutional arrogance and laziness. Wasn’t it the Immigration Department that placed great urgency and imposed deadlines that have made people rush to get these passports?
There are those who go to renew their passports yet it has never been used. Idlers shouldn’t get passport, let genuine travellers pass and get their passport.