THE Department of Immigration has announced a reduction in transit permit fees for international truck drivers to K4,500 for first-time applications and K5,625 for renewals, effective December 3, 2024. Previously, first-time applications were costing K12,000, while renewals K15,000. In a statement, Wednesday, Immigration Department Director General Japhet Lishomwa explained that the transit permit was a statutory permit under the Immigration and Deportation Act No. 18 of 2010 introduced in 2010 to cater for international truck drivers. “The Transit Permit is a Statutory Permit under the Immigration and Deportation Act No. 18 of 2010 introduced in 2010 to cater for international truck drivers. The transit permit is issued at a fee. In 2019 the fee for the transit permit was increased...