http://blog.jaluo.com/?p=1753
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:13:25 +0000 [12/26/2008 12:13:25 PM CST]
From: mathias aguta
Subject: RE: I THOUGHT HON. KAJWANG WAS A REFORMIST

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From: “fredwagah21150 . . .
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 10:22:37 AM

Subject: Re: I THOUGHT HON. KAJWANG WAS A REFORMIST

Passport is the easiest to get in Kenya, just tell your mother to follow the right channell and her passport will be issued at the right time. I did renewed my passport 3 months ago while I’m in US and it took 8 weeks for my new passport to be sent to me through my mailing address in US as oppossed to 12 weeks I was told to allow for the processing and mailing. I did not know any officer at the immigration neither did I brieve my way but simply dropped my passport at the Kenya US Consulate with the application form and required documents. The officer at the counter examined my documents to make sure they were inorder. He told me to allow within 8 -12 weeks for normal processing and mailing unless I want to experdite it with extra charges which of course I did not. For that reason I tend to congratulate our Kenya Embassy in Washing DC for their sincere good job they are doing in collaboration with the immigration in Kenya by delivering efficient service for Kenyans in US without going through dificulties by renewing or Issuance of new passports which of course have to be brought from Kenya.
Therefore, I found your mother’s case a bit unusual and she in Kenya where she has a right to walk into the principal Immigration office to register her complain and whoever is holding her passport application process his or her job can be put in jeopardy. The best way is to call direct from US with that particular case and demand that you want to talk with the senior most person in the Immigration office and explain your frastration, I’ve done it several times while I’m in US and do find it working well in most cases.

Thanks

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On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Noah Mburi wrote:

One could be a reformist but then you would still be finding resistsance from those opposed to reforms. Most most of the structures are still composed of those opposed to reforms.

FN Mburi

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Let’s not bash the entire Immigration department just because of the problems encountered by a few individuals. There are many people who have received very good service from other branches, such as the one in Kisumu, even before the current office-holders took over. In Februrary 2005, I got my passport from the office in Kisumu within a week and without even a hint of a bribe. I did not know any senior officer there, but it helped that all my papers were in order.

Aggrey Adoyo

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Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:27:16 +0300 [01:27:16 AM CST]
From: vincent okello
Subject: Re: I THOUGHT HON. KAJWANG WAS A REFORMIST