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Get work permits or ship out, Matiang’i tells foreigners

People lining up at the immigration offices at Nyayo House, Nairobi. Foreigners have two months to acquire work permits. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Foreigners who don't have valid work permits have 60 days to acquire them.

Failing to do so will lead to immediate deportation, Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i announced Monday. 

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