Immigration Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang has sought to assure the public of the integrity of the Kenyan passport, following a decision by the United States government to terminate Temporary Protected Status for 1,082 Somali nationals effective March. The development also comes amid a U.S. decision to pause visa issuance to nationals of 75 countries, including Kenya’s neighbours Somalia, Uganda and Tanzania, beginning Wednesday next week. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on Tuesday advised Somali nationals who lack legal status in the United States to voluntarily self-deport, offering a complimentary plane ticket and a one-thousand-dollar exit incentive
