Why MPs want Kenyans to pay more for passports, IDs
Members of the public queue at the Department of Immigration Services Passport control office at Nyayo House in Nairobi. Inset: Kenyan ID cards, a passport, and birth certificates.
A National Assembly committee is pushing for an additional Sh2.7 billion in fees from various documents issued by the Immigration Department to procure booklets for the printing of passports.
In a report on the 2024 Budget Policy Statement, the Budget and Appropriation Committee (BAC) wants the National Treasury increase the target for fees the department collects from the various documents it issues to Sh3.98 billion from the current Sh1.3 billion.
