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"speaker_name": "Mr. Onyonka",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The issuance of visas by diplomatic missions is an immigration control measure which is usually a sovereign right of any country. The host country has, therefore, no way of accessing information relating to the number of visa applications and the number of visas issued or denied. In the case of Kenya, it would be easy to know how many Americans or Britons are issued with entry visas to Kenya since this information is in our custody, as the issuing country. It is, however, not possible for us to get the same information from the Embassy of the USA and the British High Commission, since they are under no obligation to divulge this information to us. (b) On what amount of money, or fees, is charged for the respective visa applications by both countries, I would like to say that the charges for the visa fees vary from one country to another. In the case of the USA, a visitorâs visa is for Kshs10,500 while for Britain the amount is Kshs8,200. (c) As to what steps the Government is taking to ensure that Kenyans are not unduly exploited in search of such visas, I am not sure that I know of any cases of Kenyans being exploited in their search for these visas. Respective governments have their own guidelines on how much to charge for different types of visas and for different entries. This is the practice worldwide and cannot, therefore, be termed as exploitative. The processing of visa applications is an administrative cost, and a certain fee is usually levied for the service. The issuing country has the discretion to decide how much to charge individuals of whichever country that is applying for the visa. Thank you."
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