Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna observed that President William Ruto would be taking Kenyans for a ride in his State of the Nation address in the National Assembly. Applying for the ID card used to be free, and replacing a lost card used to cost KSh 100, but now it has been increased 20 times. Changing particulars on an ID card will cost KSh 1,000, as before; identification reports that used to cost KSh 300 would cost KSh 1,000. New passport application charges in Kenya Civil servant cards will cost KSh 1,000, up from KSh 100, and staff badges will cost KSh 1,000, up from KSh 350. A Kenyan passport of 66 pages that used to cost KSh 7,500 will now cost KSh 12,500, a whopping 5,000 hike.

Source: Daily Nation November 09, 2023 08:05 UTC