Kenyan Man Tired Of Living In US Destroys His American Passport: "I'm Coming Home"

• A Kenyan expatriate living in the US for over a decade, Benson, went viral after claiming he wanted to return to Kenya
• The man opened up about his journey in a previous video, saying that he had also worked for the military
• In a new clip, the content creator shredded his US passport, leaving Kenyans worried about his mental health
• TUKO.co.ke reached out to a Kenyan living in the US for over 10 years to learn of the ease of issuing passports in the country

Benson, a Kenyan man who has lived in the US for nearly 13 years, has shredded his passport.

Why did Kenyan man living in US shred American passport?

In a video that has gone viral, Benson took his American passport and shredded it on camera..

The content creator was responding to a follower who noted that he was waiting for the man to denounce his US citizenship. He said:

“You are not back to Kenya yet? Was waiting for your video denouncing USA citizenship in Jomo Kenyatta.”

The US-based man was forced to defend himself, noting that he was not clout chasing.

“Its interesting because so many people see that we are clout chasing over here. This is my US passport, and this is my Kenyan passport. Let me show you a picture and details and see that the expiry date is 2032.”

Is it a felony to shred an American passport?

He then placed his passport in a paper shredder and took it out to show his followers the damage that was dealt to his passport.

He carried on with shredding his passport, which got stuck in the shredder.

He claimed that the future was the Kenyan passport.

Speaking to a Kenyan, James Kimani, who has living in the US for over 10 years and is currently in Georgia State, said that there was a delay in the issuing of passports.

Kimani stated that destroying one's passport could be considered a felony.

"There is a backlog at the moment since 2020 in the state of Georgia. There were emergency passports that would be processed within a day, but now there is a delay. There is even a waiting list. He has committed a crime becaue technically that is a crime . If it is a felony, he could never get a passport if he was charged."

How did Kenyan man living in US go viral?

In a previous story, Benson reflected on his extensive work history since arriving in the US in 2011.

He revealed that he had served four years in the military before transitioning to corporate employment, including a deployment to Afghanistan.

Despite earning a substantial salary of $12,000 (KSh 1,577,880) per month in his last job, he came to the realization that he was squandering his most precious resource—time.

He admitted that sharing his thoughts on TikTok was unnecessary but felt compelled to express his sentiments.

Benson confessed that he had quit his job in December 2023 to pursue entrepreneurship, recognising that although self-employment might not yield the same financial rewards as being employed, it offers him the freedom to prioritize what truly matters to him.

Proofreading by Asher Omondi, current affairs journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.