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A day wasted in the long queues at Nyayo House for my passport

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Members of the public seeking services queue at Nyayo House on September 01,2023 when Interior CS Kithure Kindiki visited to see the flow of work at the building. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

It was a few minutes to 11am when I arrived at the area just outside the eastern perimeter wall of Nyayo House, particularly the place where a sign declaring "Nyayo House Is A Corruption Free Zone" was recently erected.

It was the day I expected to collect my passport. Weeks earlier, I followed the process and booked a specific time and date. Blowing this opportunity would mean that I should book another appointment and wait until next month.

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