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Applying for a Kenyan Passport

The Immigration Department has introduced new rules that will take effect on May 1st 2015 for citizens who wish to apply, replace or renew a Kenyan passport. From now citizens will have to fill the application form online, pay the passport fees via MPESA beforehand and then download and print the filled application. With the new rules the Immigration Department has shifted the cost of printing the application form to citizens while also going cashless. With the cash that immigration will save on printing one would have hoped that they would make the passport fees cheaper but they have instead added 50 shillings to each of the previous fees. Below are the initial steps that Kenyans applying for a passport will have to follow. 1. Go to  ecitizen.go.ke  and register an account. 2. Login to the ecitizen platform after successful registration and navigate to Department of Immigration Services then submit application then Passport and Temporary Permits. 3. You should then click on
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How To Vote in The Kenya General Elections 2017

The Kenya General elections for 2017 are scheduled to be held on 8th August 2017.  The following are the positions Smart Kenyan voters will elect  into office: The President and his deputy, members of Parliament (Senate and National Assembly) and devolved government members (county governors and ward representatives including women representatives). The IEBC (Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission) Will oversee the general elections in Kenya. A smart Kenyan should know the procedure of voting in Kenya. According to the IEBC, This is the process of voting in Kenya General Elections. Voting Procedure in the General Elections You will have to get to a polling station near your. The one you registered as a voter from. When you enter the polling room, the first step is to be identified as a  voter, the voting clerk will identify you on the system. You will move to the next clerk who will issue you with 6  stamped  ballot papers and direct you to a booth where you will

Safaricom Customer Care, Contacts and Website – www.safaricom.co.ke (Prepay and Postpay)

Safaricom website – www.safaricom.co.ke Safaricom Customer Care Contacts: The official Safaricom website contacts address is www.safaricom.co.ke. To visit the website click on this link:  http://www.safaricom.co.ke Other Safaricom Customer Care Number and Contacts Safaricom Out dial Number :  0722 000000 Safaricom Customer Care – Online Support Team Safaricom Twitter Account:  @Safaricom_Care  and @SafaricomLtd Safaricom Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/SafaricomLtd Safaricom Prepaid Customer Care Number Call:  100 (free) or 0722 002100 (Chargeable) Email:  customercare@safaricom.co.ke Safaricom Postpaid Customer Care Number Call:  200 (free) or 0722 002200 (Chargeable) Email:  advantage@safaricom.co.ke Safaricom Contacts: Safaricom Data Queries Email:  mobileoffice@safaricom.co.ke Safaricom Contacts: Safaricom Business Safaricom Customer Care, Contacts and Website Email : business.support@safaricom.co.ke Safaricom Limited Contacts P. O. Box

KENYAN PASSES

STUDENT PASSES: This document issued to person(s) seeking to enter and remain in the country for the purpose of receiving education or training at an educational or training establishment within the country by which he/she has been accepted as a student/pupil. STUDENT PASSES REQUIREMENTS. 1.Application form(form 8) dully filled signed and stamped 2.Cover/forwarding letter from school stating the course and course duration 3.Copy of the passport • bio-data pages • visa page 4.Two passport size photos 5.Commitment letter from parent/legal guardian/sponsor 6.6. The institution applying must be registered as an educational establishment. If the institution is relatively new a copy of registration must be submitted together with the application . FEE FOR STUDENT PASSES: Ksh.5,000/= per year or part thereof. DEPENDANT PASSES: DEPENDANT PASS REQUIREMENTS. ◦The applicant must be Kenyan Holder of valid entry permit Exempted person under Immunities Act (Cap. 179) and who

REQUIREMENTS AND WORK PROCESSES FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY ELIGIBILITY AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCY IN KENYA:

Under Section 37 of the Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011, the following categories of applicants, their children and spouses detailed below are eligible upon meeting the prescribed requirements. In normal practice holders of permanent residency are expected to be domiciled in the country. CATEGORY: A  (Ex-Citizens of Kenya) Applicants who were Kenya citizens at birth but now: Have renounced or lost citizenship status. Are denied the opportunity by their countries of domicile from holding dual citizenship The children and spouses of the above mentioned applicants. Requirements Application letter Dully filled Form 23 Dully filled questionnaire for intending applicants- Category A Proof of Previous Kenya Citizenship-Copy of birth certificate/ Identity card/or Passport Certified copy of the current passport 2 passport size photos Police Clearance Certificate issued by country of domicile Processing

Non-Kenyan Work Permits

Non-Kenyan Work Permits . Work/Residence Permits are issued to any Non-Kenyan wishing to engage in employment in Kenya whether in gainful employment or voluntary service. The Work/Residence Permits issued by the Department are classified from A to M inclusive. They are issued under Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act 2011 of Laws of Kenya. The following are the various classes of Permits and their respective requirements: Class A. Issued to persons who intend to engage in prospecting for minerals or mining. Class A Requirement. ◦One should obtain or is assured to obtain the necessary licenses and registrations. ◦For renewals current license held for prospecting minerals and copy of PIN is required. ◦One has sufficient capital or resources for investment. ◦Processing Fee Kshs.10,000 non-refundable. Class B . Work permit issued to persons wishing to invest in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry. Class B Requirements. ◦Proof of land ownership or leasehold interest in la

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton  (born October 26, 1947) is an American politician. She was the  67th United States Secretary of State  from 2009 to 2013. From 2001 to 2009, Clinton served as a  United States Senator  from  New York . She is the wife of the  42nd  President of the United States  Bill Clinton , and was  First Lady of the United States  during his tenure from 1993 to 2001. Since 2015, she is a  candidate  for the  Democratic nomination  for  President  of the  United States  in the  2016 election . A native of the  Chicago area , Hillary Rodham graduated from  Wellesley College  in 1969, where she became the first student commencement speaker . She went on to earn her  J.D.  from  Yale Law School  in 1973. After a stint as a  congressional  legal counsel, she moved to  Arkansas , marrying Bill Clinton in 1975. She co-founded  Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families  in 1977, became the first female chair of the  Legal Services Corporation  in 1978, and was named th

Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz has proven to be a passionate and effective fighter for limited government, economic growth, and the Constitution. Ted’s calling to public service has been inspired by his first-hand observation of the pursuit of freedom and opportunity in America. Ted’s mother, Eleanor, was born in Delaware to an Irish and Italian working-class family. She became the first in her family to go to college, graduated from Rice University with a degree in mathematics, and became a pioneering computer programmer in the 1950s. After being tortured and imprisoned in Cuba, Ted’s father, Rafael, fled to the United States to attend the University of Texas at Austin in 1957. He then started a small business in the oil and gas industry. Today, Ted’s father is a pastor in Dallas. Growing up, his father would often say to him: “When we faced oppression in Cuba, I had a place to flee to. If we lose our freedom here, where do we go?” As Solicitor General for the State of Texas and in private practi