By AGGREY MUTAMBOMore by this AuthorThe US government will not give visas to Kenyans with old passports, the embassy said on Tuesday, signalling another round of the rush for the electronic travel documents. You may make an appointment with your current passport but you will need to obtain an e-passport before we can issue a visa,” a spokesperson at the embassy said on Tuesday. Those with valid visas but in old passports will not be allowed into the US unless they carry with them e-passports, the spokesperson said. Last week, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau said his office would not endorse visa applications for senior government officials without the e-passport. DIASPORA COMPLAINTSBy January, about 400,000 Kenyans had obtained the e-passport, but one could still travel using the old document.

Source: Daily Nation April 30, 2019 14:26 UTC