Over a dozen government immigration officers were arrested and charged in a renewed effort to combat corruption and streamline passport processing and issuance. The operation that netted 17 corrupt officials was done at Immigration department at Nyayo House.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki disclosed to Members of Parliament on Thursday that a total of 17 officers were apprehended as part of a crackdown stemming from an intelligence-led investigation.
“Detectives are also zeroing in on more culprits in a renewed push to dismantle the complex cartel that has long frustrated the reform efforts at Nyayo House and other immigration offices across the country,” stated the Cabinet Secretary.
Kindiki made this revelation during his appearance before the National Assembly’s Committee on Regional Integration.
Last September, the government launched an ambitious program aimed at overhauling the immigration department and initiated a crackdown to purge Nyayo House of corrupt officials. This action followed public outcry over the sluggish processing and issuance of passports.
