DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 6 -- AS the deadline for use of old passports looms this month, the number of Tanzanians applying for electronic passports has drastically increased to an average of 1,200 applications from between 300 and 400 per day.
The Commissioner-General of the Immigration Department, Dr Anna Makakala, told the 'Daily News' in an exclusive interview yesterday that Tanzanians, both within the country and those abroad, are responding positively in applying for E- passports.
"Many people are turning up applying for the new electronic passports since the old ones are no longer eligible for the application of visas," said Dr Makakala.
"Tanzanians with the old passports could only use them to travel from abroad to Tanzania during the ...