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The government has revealed that over 400,000 national identification cards are yet to be collected across the country, even as efforts intensify to encourage citizens to pick them up and take part in the ongoing voter registration exercise.
Speaking during Mazingira Day celebrations in Kapseret on Friday, Immigration Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang urged Kenyans who had applied for IDs to collect them promptly.
“We are appealing to all applicants to collect their IDs immediately so they can also register as voters,” said Kipsang.
He explained that for those unable to pick up their cards in person, the government would work with chiefs and local administrators to deliver the documents to the rightful owners.
The PS also expressed concern about the low number of new ID applications, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions, despite the government’s move to scrap vetting committees in border areas to simplify the registration process.
Kipsang further noted that senior citizens remain underrepresented in the application records and encouraged them to take advantage of the presidential directive allowing free ID registration and collection.
“We’ve made the process as easy as possible. Every eligible Kenyan should obtain their ID and register to vote,” he emphasized.
The government has assured that all necessary logistics are in place to ensure the voter registration exercise runs smoothly and efficiently ahead of future elections.
