The government of Kenya says South Sudanese nationals living in Kenya will not be part of the ongoing crackdown on illegal migrants.

South Sudanese in Kenya will not be subjected to regular search and detention for staying in Kenya without legal documents.

South Sudanese who were arrested in Kenya for not possessing the required documents have been released unconditionally.

The South that President Salva Kiir had asked Kenyan President to exclude South Sudanese from the campaign.

“When the President [Kiir] came here, he talked to his counterpart, President Kenyatta, about the crackdown which is taking place in Kenya and the President directed his officials that South Sudanese should be exempted from this situation,” Majok Guandong, Sudan’s ambassador to Kenya, told Eye Radio in Nairobi.

Amb. Guandong also said South Sudanese living in Kenya will now be able to have their national IDs and Passports processed in Nairobi.

He said the documents will be printed in Kenya.

“We are going to keep the machine here and the offices of the immigration for six months, after which if the majority of our people acquire the national documents, then the number of the immigration officers may be reduced,” he said.

There’re over 40,000 South Sudanese in Kenya major towns, majority of them are students.

The new Passport will cost a hundred dollars each, while the National Identity card or JINSIA will cost about 20 dollars.

The Age Assessment document will cost about 15 dollars.

South Sudanese in Kenya can processed their documents at the embassy building, in Adams Arcade, along Ngong road in Nairobi.