Kenyan birthright on auction: Inside illegal issuance of IDs, passports to foreigners (opens original article in a new tab)

Kenyan officials are illegally issuing identity documents to foreigners through corrupt networks, posing a national security risk.

• Rogue officials in Kenya's Immigration Department and National Registration Bureau facilitate illegal issuance of IDs and passports
• Foreign nationals from Somalia, Ethiopia, Burundi, and Uganda obtain Kenyan identity documents through corrupt networks
• Bribery and lack of proper vetting enable unauthorized acquisition of identity documents
• Kenya faces potential serious national security threat from illegal document issuance