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  • Government reforms speed up ID card issuance in Mandera

    Government reforms speed up ID card issuance in Mandera

    Efforts under the government’s recent reforms in national identity card registration are already bearing fruit, with a notable increase in the number of first-time applicants in mandera county.

    In Mandera, 62 residents who applied for new ID cards last week have already received them within seven days, following Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen’s directive during the Jukwaa la Usalama visit.

    Handing over the IDs, Mandera County Commissioner James Chacha urged residents to take advantage of the simplified system.

    “We encourage all eligible residents to come out in large numbers and register. The process is now much easier and more efficient,” he said.

    Chacha also confirmed that the National Registration Bureau has rolled out Live Capture Unit technology, which allows mobile registration of students in schools and residents in remote areas.

    “With this technology, every Kenyan will be able to access this crucial document without unnecessary delays,” he added.

    The commissioner revealed that the mobile registration exercise will officially kick off this month across all sub-counties.

    According to the Ministry of Interior, newly registered applicants will now receive their ID cards within three to seven days.

    The reforms follow President William Ruto’s directive scrapping extra vetting requirements for border region residents, as well as the removal of fees for first-time applicants.

    Local leaders and residents have welcomed the changes, noting that access to national identification will boost participation in education, employment, and voter registration.

     

  • Kiambu residents urged to collect their IDS

    Kiambu residents urged to collect their IDS

    Kiambu is among counties that have the highest number of uncollected Identity Cards.

    The leading County with uncollected and unclaimed IDs being Nairobi registering a total of 55,327 IDs being held at Huduma centres and at the Registration of Persons office.

    Speaking to KNA, on Thursday Kiambu County Registrar of IDs, Susan Waithera Mutembei, clarified that the 37,708 uncollected IDs include both replaced ID cards and newly registered Maisha cards.

    “This figure is an accumulation of all IDs, not just Maisha cards. The number of replaced ID cards uncollected stands at 23,599, while new registered IDs total 14,109,” Mutembei explained.

    Mutembei further expressed concern over the high number of duplicate IDs that remain uncollected, noting that most of these IDs are concentrated at Huduma Centres.

    “The highest number of uncollected IDs are at the Huduma Centres, unlike in the sub counties where we have very few uncollected IDs,” she said.

    To address the backlog, Mutembei mentioned that steps have been taken to inform the public about their uncollected IDs through the area chiefs.

    She further confirmed that production of IDs has increased in the last two weeks.

    “In the last two weeks, there has been an increase in the production of IDs, and as of last week, most Sub-Counties and Huduma Centres received more than 1,000 IDs for distribution,” she stated.

    Mutembei urged students who are to join university from next week to check on their status of IDs if they have not received them.

    “We are asking students to come forward and collect their IDs, and if they haven’t received them, we will compile a list to send to Nairobi for fast tracking the production,” Mutembei added.