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Friday, February 23, 2024 –Interior Cabinet Secretary CS Kithure Kindijki has staged another round of a crackdown at the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services based at Nyayo House, Nairobi.
In a statement issued today Friday February 23, Kindiki realised that the delays in the current passport issuance was being caused by delayed payment to key suppliers, poor investment in modern printing machines as well as increased corruption in the department.
“Beginning this morning, a crackdown has been commenced to identify all corrupt officials. Those found culpable will be removed from service, and held personally accountable by prosecution and surcharged. I respectfully appeal for a little more patience from the people of Kenya to conclusively resolve this matter,” read the statement in part.
“Many years of low investment in the passport production infrastructure, piling supplier debts, and corrupt practices continue to undermine the Government’s program initiated last year to transform the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services,” partly read his statement after the second raid.
He observed that many Kenyans continue to experience pain and frustrations as they seek passports to facilitate their movement beyond borders.
As a result, Prof Kindiki said, many Kenyans have lost employment opportunities, while many others cannot travel for medical care, education, business or leisure what is also affecting the country’s economy.
“The prevailing state of affairs is inexcusable, considering that it is the right of every Kenyan to acquire citizenship documents, including travel documents.
As the Cabinet Secretary on whose role issuance of passports falls, I take responsibility for the slow pace of reforms, and the prevailing systemic inefficiencies.,” he added.
In conclusion, he announced Government’s commitment to conclusively deal with any hindrances of service delivery in the Interior Ministry.
He added that this will resolve this matter and create efficiency and timely service delivery in the shortest time possible.
Kindiki further announced that arrangements had been made to secure the required funds and settle the outstanding supplier debts.
CS Kindiki’s move coming days after reports emerged that President William Ruto had put him on notice over the stalemate at the immigration department.
However, this is not the first time the CS was dealing with this crisis, few months ago, he conducted arrests and even went head to procure new printing machines with hopes that these delays will be brought to a stop.
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