State in plan to print 1 million passport, 3mn identity cards by December 2024
Nairobi, April 12 -- The government has pledged to issue at least one million passports and three million digital national identity cards by the end of 2024.
This follows the successful acquisition of two new passport printing machines which have already been delivered for installation at Nyayo House, Nairobi.
Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary, Prof Julius Bitok said the new passports and digital IDs target will make it easier for Kenyans to access registration documents.
He also said the increased production of the documents will raise the revenue generated via the E-citizen platform to an average of Sh1 billion daily over the same period and boost the government's coffers.
"We believe there are realistic targets b...
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