Immigration and Citizen Services PS Julius Bitok has said the department has reduced the passport backlog from 100,000 to around 45,000.
The PS said the ministry has been producing around 3600 passports per day
"We are projecting that in the next two weeks, there will be no backlog. Waiting period for passports will be cut down to within a week and eventually lead to express services," he said.
Bitok also said the Immigration Department has ordered new printers and enough booklets for Kenyans.
"Going forward, applying, for and getting passports will take you a maximum of seven days. We believe it will be possible to get passports within three days."
"We going to introduce express services to ensure that Kenyans get passports within the shortest time possible," he noted.
His statement comes days after the Director of Criminal Investigations initiated a crackdown on suspected brokers and their accomplices linked to the passports-issuance racket that will be extended to other cities and towns.
The PS said the crackdown also targets Mombasa, Kisii and Kisumu
"The crackdown that is around Nyayo house will be extended to other cities and towns like Mombasa, Kisumu, Kisii, and many other places where there are complaints from Kenyans that are not able to get services because they're people who are suspected to be abetting corruption."
