ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act
25. Types of passports and other travel documents
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
25. Types of passports and other travel documents
(1)The following types of passports and travel documents may be issued under this Act—(a)Ordinary passport, issued on application to any citizen of Kenya;(b)Diplomatic passport, issued to such persons as may be prescribed in Regulations;(c)East African Passport, issued to a citizen of Kenya who intends to travel within the Partner States in East African Community;(d)Temporary passport, issued to any citizen of Kenya who for special circumstances cannot travel on an ordinary passport;(e)Emergency Travel Document, issued to a citizen of Kenya who is stranded outside Kenya or is being deported;(f)Certificate of Identity and Nationality, issued to a person other than a citizen of Kenya who cannot obtain a passport from the country of citizenship for the purpose of traveling outside Kenya;(g)Temporary Permit, issued to a citizen of Kenya who intends to travel within the East African Community Partner States or to such States as may be prescribed by the Cabinet Secretary; and(h)Travel Document issued subject to the provisions of the Refugees Act (Cap. 173), and any other Humanitarian Convention.(2)The Cabinet Secretary may make regulations prescribing the form of passport and other travel documents.(3)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the Cabinet Secretary may after consultations with relevant agencies, by order, in the Gazette, declare any other document to be a travel document for the purpose of this Act.