Immigration Authorities Investigate How Top Somali Gov't Official Acquired Multiple Kenyan Passports, ID
Kenyan authorities have commenced a probe to establish how a top Somali government official acquired Kenyan citizenship.
Ahmed Fahad Dahir, the deputy director of Somali Intelligence Agency allegedly holds multiple Kenyan passports and an ID card with contradicting birth dates. He reportedly uses the Kenyan passports to travel abroad.
Dahir alias Fahad Yasin claims he was born in Mandera, Kenya on July 19th 1978 but his Somalia identity card, which was issued in 2017 indicates he was born in Somalia.
His Kenyan ID card shows he was born on April 5th, 1978 and the document was issued in 2001 in Mandera East Constituency.
On Monday, Immigration Principal Secretary Maj Gen (Rtd) Gordon Kihalang’wa Monday confirmed probe into the matter is ongoing.
“We got this information and we are trying to investigate the details of the documents and how they were acquired by the individual,” Mr Kihalang’wa said.
Director of Immigration Alexander Muteshi said although Somalia law provides for dual citizenship, the fact that Dahir holds such a sensitive position raises more questions than answers.
“Our investigative team is already on the ground to establish the veracity of the documents. What I know is that the Somali laws just like Kenya’s, provide for dual citizenship but how they go in terms holding a senior position in their government, I may not know,” Mr Muteshi said.
Muqdisho online, a popular news website in Somalia says Dahir lived in Kenya prior to being hired as the campaign manager of Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Faarmajo.
The site further claims that he has previously worked for Aljazeera as a reporter and owns several properties in Kenya including a house in one of Nairobi's upmarket residences. He is also allegedly well connected to some Kenyan politicians.
Comments (7)
It's a somali thing. No need to investigate. Corruption is rife in Kenya. No need to investigate.
Correct. Kenyans' CORRUPTION is the Culprit here. Not the Somali. Kenyans the Peddlers, Somalians the Buyers.
The solution to Somalia menace is for Kenya to annex Somalia or at least part of it to exploit raw materials. Whilst nomad Somalians have been moving to Kenya in millions with their "we are better than black Kenyans" mentalities Kenyans who dare to go to Somalia face outright discrimination. Somalians are slowly populating Kenya and turning it into an Islamic state. There now about five government declared Muslims holidays and new mosques are been erected at a rate of one a year in every town and village in Kenya. Also the most crucial posts are been headed by Somalians even though "officially" they are only five percent of the population. Somalians and Chinese are replacing British and Indians as the new masters in Kenya. That's the fact. Check it for yourself
If Kenya can NOT have Migingo Island from Uganda's grip, how can it Annex Part or Whole of of Somalia?
I agree with you totally. It's so sad that corruption has led to Kenyans selling nationality to the highest bidder. The ransom money to Somali pirates gave them a foothold when they bought eastleigh, Komarock, South C and thus giving them am economic advantage and power.
Kenya has the curse of the VIPER. The authorities sell Kenya's crucial Documents to @ the highest price, meanwhile a Kenyan Citizen has to go through HELL to get a passport or an ID. Hii ni tabia ya manyoka yanaemkula nyoka mwenzie ama mtoto yake halafu anatembea tu amkule mwingine. Lawana hii halina mwisho. MOLA WENU HAWAZAIDIE.
INSHALA.
Ndugu Hanene:
Ningependa kukukumbusha ya kwamba ulaghai wa watu kutoka nchi za kigeni kununua uraia wa Kenya ulianza zamani.
Wakati balozi ya Marekani Kenya ilipolipuliwa (demolished) mwaka wa 1998, waliofanya ugaidi huo walikuwa na pasipoti za Kenya! Je, walipataje pasipoti za Kenya?
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