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Immigration gets Sh6bn more for passport and ID processing
Additional funding for the Immigration Department comes amid the elevated demand for key travel documents such as passports as Kenyans pursue job and education opportunities abroad.
The Treasury has apportioned an additional Sh5.9 billion to the State Department of Immigration and Citizen Services to boost the issuance of key documents, including e-passports, electronic travel authorisation, and third-generation identity cards.
The additional funds provided through the newly tabled supplementary budget would raise the department’s overall budget for the current financial year to Sh20.1 billion, up from Sh14.3 billion currently.
