Passport Cartels at Nyayo House and Immigration Finally Arrested.
Passport Cartels at Nyayo House and Immigration Finally Arrested: 17 officers have been arrested and charged in connection with the paralysis in the processing and issuance of passports and other crucial documents at the Immigration Department.
Detectives are also zeroing in on more culprits in a renewed push to dismantle the complex cartel that has long frustrated the reforms efforts at Nyayo House and other immigration offices across the country.
Citing the gravity of the challenges and persistent sabotage witnessed at the department’s premises and operations, CS Kindiki Kithure has stated that his office has taken up all public communication responsibilities on matters pertaining to the processing of passports until the department is fully streamlined.
While appearing before National Assembly Committee on Regional Integration, the CS further divulged that the government has already settled the Kshs. 380 million pending bills that had contributed to the backlog at the State Department, adding that the Treasury has granted the department the greenlight to retain a percentage of its revenue to address its budgetary constraints.
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