The government has erected a 'corruption-free zone' signpost at Nyayo House.
Nyayo House is a government building which houses the Department of Immigration. It is where citizens visit to get biometrics for their passports.
"Nyayo House is a corruption-free zone," the signpost read.
The signpost comes at a time when Kenya is facing a serious passport printing backlog following a breakdown of printing machines.
Immigration and Citizen Services PS Julius Bitok said the department has reduced the passport backlog from 100,000 to less than 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.
This poster was seen immediately after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki made another impromptu visit to the premises.
Kindiki declared that there are Reviewed operations at the Immigration Department, which he believed are bearing fruit.
"Citizens seeking passports and other vital citizenship documents are being served with courtesy, and their inquiries are responded to by our members of staff," he said.
"We are determined to clear the backlog and process new applications expeditiously."
Late last month, Kenyans on X (formerly Twitter) demanded for release of passports that have been overdue, with some saying they have waited for the travelling document for over eight months.
Some accused officers at Nyayo house for demanding payment in order for their passports to be released on time.
Officers from the Director of Criminal Investigations had in August, arrested four suspects at Nyayo house over claims of being brokers in the issuance of passports.
“This has contributed to a public outcry and a perception of inefficiency and corruption in service delivery. Four suspected brokers were arrested at booked at Central Police Station,” officials said.
