A delegation from Kenya’s Department of Immigration Services (KDIS) has rounded off a four-day working visit to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS).

The visit was to learn at firsthand, the structure, operations and training regime of the GIS and to tap into the Service’s wealth of experience to reposition the KDIS. It is expected that the Kenya Migration Institute would be created as a fall out of this visit.

The visit took them to the Immigration Service Academy and Training School (ISATS) in Assin Foso, Aflao Sector Command and to the GIS Headquarters where they were taken through operations and command structure of the service.

The Comptroller-General of Immigration (CGI), Mr. Kwame Asuah Takyi expressed the joy of hosting the Kenyan delegation and assured them of the Service’s readiness to give them the necessary support and guidance in their quest of establishing a Kenya Migration Institute.

He, however, noted that the success of their study tour and the implementation of standards and best practices in managing migration in their country was largely hinged on the will of the government and the institution.

“Ghana Immigration Service has come a long way. It has taken both the political and institutional will and commitment of the institution and several governments to effect the desired changes” he indicated.

He noted that the visit should be the beginning of effective collaborative efforts at strengthening migration management in the African Region.

The Kenyan delegation was led by Deputy Director of KDIS, Mr. Joseph Munywoki.