Senior officials from the East African Community bloc are due to launch a regional ePassport this month.According to Standard, the e-passport will be launched during the 17th Ordinary EAC Heads of State Summit set for February 29 in Arusha, Tanzania.Previous reports indicated that after the launch, citizens of the EAC member states would have to return the old model passports and receive the new generation one.The e-passport will have an electronic chip holding the same information as the old model passport, alongside a biometric identifier, digital photograph of the holder and security features to prevent unauthorized use and forgery.Currently, citizens within the bloc use national IDs and voter's cards as travel documents, following an agreement signed by member states in 2014.
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