Kenya, Nigeria take steps to clear huge biometric passport, background check backlogs

The Interior Ministers of Kenya and Nigeria recently gave ultimatums to their collaborators to ensure that the huge backlog of biometric passports in their countries is cleared within a time frame of two weeks. In Kenya, Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kithure Kindiki, also called for action on expediting the issuance of clearance certificates, commonly known in the country as good conduct certificates, issued by the Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

Ten days to clear passport backlog in Kenya

Kindiki bemoaned the …

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