The government had previously set a deadline of December 31 last year.

The Immigration Department on Friday extended the deadline for the phasing out of the old generation passports to November this year.

The Interior Ministry in a statement dated Friday, January 21 said the deadline had been extended to November 2022. This follows a council meeting of the East African Community (EAC) member states.

The government had previously set a deadline of December 31 last year for the phasing out of the old generation passport, according to the Directorate of Immigration Services.