The normal cost will vary depending with the passport pages numbers and the 5k is fixed for all passports regardless of the number of pages if you want your passport in a day.

The problem is that when people are toldthey can get their passport in one day they pay thinking its a briber and the PCU officer doesnt issue them with a receipt for the 5k

From a point of knowledge and information:
1. Huduma centres don't accept passport applications. Effective November 2014 Only Nyayo House,Mombasa and Kisumu passport control centres do.
2. There are no wet stamping on passports anymore ie no extension by stamping.
3. 32 pg ppt fee is 4500,48 pg fee is 6000 and 64 pg ppt fee is 7500. Replacement of lost ppt fee is 12000. All fees are receipted and an electronic tracking number serves as an receipt as well. No leakage of govt revenue.
4. New applications for ppt take 10 days replacement 5 days. New sheriff in the Dept enforcing simple fifo systems to stem corruption in passport processing, all urgent applications are approved by the director himself. All delayed applications must be directed to his office as well.

I hear there are new passport application procedures.. Anybody with a clue how? I need to renew mine.

Sometimes you need to pull out for a brief cough, it will not go away.
Just pull out kidogo and give answer you are sure of, not just yapping yapping while struggling to maintain a pimple inside.
NKT.

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