High Court Suspends New Fees For ID’s & Passports After Public Outcry

The Kenyan government has suspended new immigration fees after a public outcry. The fees, which were announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, covered essential services such as ID application, replacement, passport application, visa processing, and other registration and immigration services.

The new fees were met with widespread discontent among citizens, with many taking to social media platforms to voice their concerns and frustrations. Some of the revised fees included:

• Replacement of ID cards: Sh2,000, up from Sh100
• Registration of birth and death certificates: Sh200, up from Sh50
• Ordinary passport (34 pages): Sh7,500, up from Sh4,500
• 50-page passport: Sh9,500, up from Sh6,000
• 66-page passport: Sh12,500, up from Sh7,500
• Lost passport: Sh20,000, up from Sh12,000
• Replacement of mutilated passport: Sh20,000, up from Sh10,000

Kenyans argued that the increased charges were too high and would make it difficult for them to access essential services. The move to suspend the new fees was welcomed by many Kenyans who felt that the increased charges were unfair and would disproportionately affect the poor and vulnerable.

The government has not yet announced a new date for the implementation of the revised fees. However, it has said that it will continue to engage with the public to get their feedback on the proposed changes.