HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has officially launched the online application of passports. Delivering a Ministerial Statement in Parliament, Thursday, Mwiimbu said he was pleased to inform the nation that the online passport application and payment system was fully developed and was now operational. “Madam Speaker, as the House is aware, the current passport application process has been predominantly manual and labour-intensive. Applicants have been required to complete multiple forms, undergo authentication steps, and make several visits to passport offices for validation, payment, and collection. This has resulted in long queues, high transport costs particularly for applicants from remote areas and loss of productive time. Additionally, the manual system has presented operational challenges, including high administrative costs,...