Government issues new directives on ID registration
The government issues new directives on ID registration after lifting application fees
The government issues new directives on ID registration after lifting application fees.
The Director of the National Registration Bureau, Aggrey Masai, has announced new measures for Kenyans applying for national identification documents following President William Ruto’s directive to waive application fees.
Speaking in Nakuru during the launch of the renewed registration process at Shabab, Masai revealed that new applicants will now be required to be accompanied by at least one of their parents before being issued an ID.
Additionally, local administration officers, preferably a Chief, will conduct verification to confirm the parent-child relationship before the application is approved.
“We have not lifted the ban on vetting; we have introduced new measures that will ensure proper verification,” Masai announced.
“One will be required to come with a parent, and the Chief will have to confirm the identity and relationship of the applicant with the parent. After that, you will be qualified for the next step of the registration process,” he added.
Under the new directives, the National Registration Bureau and the government will hold Chiefs legally liable should any individual who is not a Kenyan be issued with an identity document.
At the same time, applicants will be able to access their IDs within six days, as the process has been digitised.
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“Should we realise that the registered individuals are not Kenyans, then it will be easy for us to hold some people responsible. We will just hold the Chief responsible since they are the ones who will confirm the identity of the applicants,” the Director added.
“I want to assure the applicants that under the new registration drive, they will be able to access their documents in six days.”
Masai announced that the additional measures will enable the government to ascertain the identity of Kenyans, especially along the porous borders.
The registration drive for IDs is expected to be officially launched by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen in Nakuru and will be rolled out to all 290 constituencies across Kenya.
The government targets to register at least 70,000 Kenyans from the drive and complete the exercise in 90 days.
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