CS Kindiki makes impromptu visit in Embu Immigration offices.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki made an impromptu visit to the Eastern Regional Immigration Offices in Embu Town on a fact-finding mission.

While expressing satisfaction with service delivery at the offices, Kindiki said he also wanted to check how far the reforms instituted to streamline the issuance of passports had cascaded to the regional offices.

At the same time, the CS announced plans to initiate a nationwide Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) on collection of passports on Wednesday next week.He said the Embu office alone was holding approximately six thousand uncollected passports while Nairobi was holding close to 30, 0000.

Kindiki said they were going to make it mandatory for all those who had applied for passports to collect them within the period to be announced on Wednesday.

“We will even publish those passport numbers and the names of the applicants telling them they must come and collect them,” he said, adding that more measures will be announced for those who decline.

He continued, “You cannot put us under pressure as immigration officers to give you a passport then when it is printed you don’t come for it.”

The CS added that for those who will ultimately fail to collect theirs, the law will be applied in terms of finding a way of disposing of them.

At the same time, Kindiki said they will be increasing the number of staff at the Embu offices from 20 to 30 to ease the workload.He also said they will be improving the face of the facility to make it more conducive to work.

Article By Suzy Nyongesa.