Gov’t Announces Labor Migration Services At Huduma Centers
Members of the National Assembly Committee on Diaspora Affairs and Migrant Workers have started the process of decentralising labor migration services.
On Tuesday, April 22, MPs met with the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) to discuss a proposal that would incorporate a one-stop shop for labour migration services into the Huduma Centre framework.
The MPs’ plan intends to improve public service delivery by making government services more effective, accessible, and convenient for all Kenyans.
The MPs want to ensure its success by engaging with key stakeholders and holding a series of engagements to solicit input and thoughts from relevant industries.
This would involve a visit to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s (JKIA) only one-stop shop for labour migrants to evaluate its operations.
Geoffrey Ruku, the newly appointed Cabinet Secretary of the Public Service, advocated moving passport application services to Huduma Centres, which could increase the number of Kenyans who use the service.
Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Human Capital Development Geoffrey Ruku has announced plans to migrate the services of passport registration processing from the immigration offices to the Huduma Centers. pic.twitter.com/Yj2KIIZGfE
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CS Ruku made the statements while visiting Huduma facilities in Thika and Kiambu.
He added that the change would improve accessibility, reduce congestion, and speed up the processing of critical travel documents.
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According to Ruku, it may make it easier for Kenyans to obtain passports without having to visit overcrowded immigration offices such as Nyayo House.
Public Service CS Geoffrey Ruku makes an impromptu visit to Huduma Center Thika, Kiambu, to check on service delivery pic.twitter.com/4nH9Cc0tLv
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“There is one service which most of the Kenyans come to the Huduma Centres to ask if it is offered, and we will see how we can synchronise with the Ministry of Immigration to ensure passport registration can be processed from the Huduma Centres,” Ruku stated.
Currently, there are only nine passport issuing centres across the country, located in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Embu, Kisii, Bungoma, and Kericho counties.
If the process is decentralised, Kenyans will enjoy the services in the current 58 Huduma centres spread across all 47 counties.
Gov’t Announces Labor Migration Services At Huduma Centers
