The Government Announces New Prices for Identification Cards, Passports and Marriage Certificates Tripling the Prices

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithuri Kindiki has revised fees for ID replacements and passport applications.

The cost of obtaining an ordinary passport with 34 pages has been raised to Sh7,500, up from the previous fee of Sh4,500. Similarly, the fee for a 50-page ordinary passport will now be Sh9,500, up from Sh6,500, and for a 66-page passport, the new cost is Sh12,000, compared to the previous fee of Sh7,500.

Should it happen that you have lost your passport, you will be required to pay a sum of 20,000, which was initially 12,000 ksh.


For the identification card issuance, the replacement of the national ID card has been increased from 100 Ksh to 2,000 Ksh.

The cost of declaring Kenyan citizenship by marriage has been revised to Sh100,000, up from Sh30,000.

All foreigners who have been residing in Kenya for a continuous period of at least 3 months and have a work permit, dependent pass, or permanent residence are required to be registered and issued with an alien card, which will now cost Sh10,000 from the previous Sh2,000.

The registration of birth and death will now cost Sh200, up from the previous fee of Sh50.

These adjustments have stirred discussions among Kenyan citizens, with some expressing concerns about the increased financial burden on essential services.

The government, however, defends the changes, citing the need for resources to enhance and maintain efficient service delivery in the immigration and passport issuance processes.