Government extends deadline for Kenyans to acquire new e-Passports

It is a sigh of relief for Kenyans yet to acquire the new generation passports. This is after the government announced the deadline for voiding the current dark blue machine-readable passport has been extended by 12 months.

As such, holders of the current passports may continue using them until March 1, 2021; when it will no longer be valid for travelling.

Here is the presser from Interior CS Dr. Fred Matiang’i;

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