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Kenyan demands answers on 'sale' of passports to foreigners
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Human rights activist and presidential aspirant Boniface Mwangi has sparked controversy after publishing a list of foreign nationals he claims were issued Kenyan passports under direct instructions from State House in Nairobi.
In a statement posted online, Mwangi alleged that the passports were processed under special directives, raising concerns about the integrity of Kenya's immigration system. He claimed that the documents were issued by the Directorate of Immigration Services under the leadership of Director General Evelyn Cheluget, acting on orders from State House.
Mwangi questioned how the applications were processed through the government's e-Citizen platform, which typically requires applicants to possess a valid Kenyan national identity card and to pay prescribed fees. He asked whose e-Citizen accounts were used and whether standard procedures were bypassed, including whether the applicants were designated as VIPs and granted express processing.
Among the individuals named in Mwangi's list is Zimbabwean businessman Wicknel Chivayo, whom he alleged was issued a passport for political purposes. Mwangi further suggested that some of the listed individuals had been seen in proximity to William Ruto, although he did not provide documentary evidence to substantiate the claim.
The controversy deepened after the name Alqoni Hamdan Dagalo Musa surfaced in connection with sanctions listings by the United States Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Public records cited by Mwangi indicate that the individual allegedly holds a Kenyan passport in addition to other identification documents. Alqoni Hamdan Dagalo Musa is reported to be related to Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group involved in the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
Mwangi described the alleged issuance of passports as unlawful and called for public scrutiny, urging citizens to independently verify the names circulating online.
As of publication, Kenya's Directorate of Immigration Services and State House had not issued official responses to the allegations.
The unfolding claims have raised broader questions about transparency in the issuance of citizenship documents and the safeguards governing Kenya's national identification systems.
In a statement posted online, Mwangi alleged that the passports were processed under special directives, raising concerns about the integrity of Kenya's immigration system. He claimed that the documents were issued by the Directorate of Immigration Services under the leadership of Director General Evelyn Cheluget, acting on orders from State House.
Mwangi questioned how the applications were processed through the government's e-Citizen platform, which typically requires applicants to possess a valid Kenyan national identity card and to pay prescribed fees. He asked whose e-Citizen accounts were used and whether standard procedures were bypassed, including whether the applicants were designated as VIPs and granted express processing.
Among the individuals named in Mwangi's list is Zimbabwean businessman Wicknel Chivayo, whom he alleged was issued a passport for political purposes. Mwangi further suggested that some of the listed individuals had been seen in proximity to William Ruto, although he did not provide documentary evidence to substantiate the claim.
The controversy deepened after the name Alqoni Hamdan Dagalo Musa surfaced in connection with sanctions listings by the United States Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Public records cited by Mwangi indicate that the individual allegedly holds a Kenyan passport in addition to other identification documents. Alqoni Hamdan Dagalo Musa is reported to be related to Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group involved in the ongoing conflict in Sudan.
Mwangi described the alleged issuance of passports as unlawful and called for public scrutiny, urging citizens to independently verify the names circulating online.
As of publication, Kenya's Directorate of Immigration Services and State House had not issued official responses to the allegations.
The unfolding claims have raised broader questions about transparency in the issuance of citizenship documents and the safeguards governing Kenya's national identification systems.
Source - capitalfm
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