State turns to chiefs, e-Citizen to trace owners of uncollected IDs
The backlog includes nearly 400,000 cards that have remained uncollected for more than 10 years.
Government is tracking down owners of at least 557,000 IDs that remain uncollected, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The government is turning to chiefs and launching e-Citizen SMS alerts to track down the owners of at least 557,000 national Identity Cards (IDs) that remain uncollected, ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The tracking of the owners of the uncollected IDs comes amid concerns that thousands of Kenyans could be locked out of the electoral process if they do not obtain the identification documents, critical in the registration for voting.
Previously, the porous nature of the borders had forced the government to impose additional vetting procedures.
Critics have described the directive as “extremely irresponsible and reckless.” .
It is a tragedy that even people aged over 70 in Tiaty do not have ID cards.
Applicants asked to collect thousands of national IDs at Huduma Centres in Mt Kenya region.
The president gave the leaders a strict three-month ultimatum to boost ID acquisition and voter turnout ahead of the general elections.
Kenya accounts for the largest number of documented African recruits by Russia.
People bend the knee when America calls because it feeds them today. Stop, and see how quickly they quit picking your calls.
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