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Government targets to issue 1 million passports by the end of the year

58,330 passports are ready for collection. [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

Immigration Principal Secretary Julis Bitok says the government is targeting to issue at least 1 million passports by the end of the year.

Speaking in Mombasa County, Bitok said the new targets are part of an ambitious drive to make it easier for Kenyans to access registration documents.

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