Kenya to roll out green service passport for state officers travelling abroad
Immigration PS Belio Kipsang told MPs on Thursday that a new green service passport has already been printed. It is meant for public servants on official trips abroad who do not qualify for diplomatic passports.
Kenya is introducing a green service passport for public servants and state officers who travel abroad on official assignments. It is meant for officers who do not qualify for diplomatic passports. Principal Secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services Belio Kipsang announced the plan on Thursday. He was appearing before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security. Kipsang told MPs that the passport has already been printed. He said it will be rolled out once the regulations are finalised. The document will sit alongside Kenya's ordinary and diplomatic passports. Until now, service passports went mainly to the disciplined services, such as police officers and military personnel on official duty overseas. Pulse Live Kenya reported that the expanded framework would cover thousands of public servants who fall below the legal threshold for diplomatic passports. The announcement came as MPs examined a petition from the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ). The petition raised concerns about unequal treatment of officials serving in constitutional offices. Lawmakers said some constitutional office holders and independent commissions had been left off the diplomatic passport eligibility list. Kipsang said the government is willing to review the rules. They were introduced in 2012 under the Kenya…
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