The Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has issued a stern warning for new passport holders who are yet to pick their passports.
In a statement on Tuesday, September 19, the CS noted that 87,574 passports were ready but yet to be collected by their owners from the Immigration department.
Therefore, Kindiki initiated a 30-day Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) for the delivery of uncollected passports at the Nyayo House headquarters and other regional offices across the country.
Further, the CS stated that during the RRI period, beginning Wednesday, September 20, information concerning the pickup of those passports will be published in media outlets and social media platforms.
The publications will take place every Wednesday of the week until the 30-day period ends.
“Owners are advised to pick their passport from the designated collection points in Nairobi and various regional immigration offices.
“The offices will be published in various media outlets and social media platforms from tomorrow and every other Wednesday during the RRI period,” stated Kindiki.
Distribution of Uncollected Passports Across the Country
The Interior CS further explained that the distribution of the uncollected passports across the country included 36,170 in Nyayo House (Nairobi).
10,409 remained uncollected at the Embu Regional Office while 9,938 passports remained uncollected at the Eldoret Regional Office.
Additionally, 9,515 passports remained uncollected at the Kisumu regional Office while 8,023 passports remained uncollected at the Nakuru Regional Office.
Finally, 7,971 passports remained uncollected at the Kisii Regional Office while 5,424 passports remained uncollected at the Mombasa Regional office.
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Kindiki Gives Consequences for Failing to Pick Passports
The CS explained that every Wednesday, the Immigration department will publish a list of applicants whose passports are due for collection the following week.
However, Kindiki warned that the department will dispose of passports whose owners failed to collect them within the designated period.
Those individuals will also be penalized when applying for new passports.
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“Persons who fail to pick their documents within the stipulated period and at the expiry of the due notice will have their passports disposed of in accordance with the law and penalized when making a future application.
“Emergency applications for persons seeking medical care abroad, students due for admission in learning institutions outside Kenya and people who have secured job opportunities that have a clear reporting deadline will be processed expeditiously,” Kindiki added.
