The government will set up a birth and death registration office in every constituency to aid in the timely access to critical documents.
In a statement on Friday, May 17, Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok announced that the government is working with legislators and other leaders to open civil registration offices that currently don't offer the services.
In the plan, the new offices will also host the National Registration Bureau and Immigration officers to provide the services.
“Our plan is to ensure we have offices in all the 290 constituencies in the country. Currently, we are at 170, but we want to roll it around the country because the Kenya Kwanza government is focused on having these services at the grassroots," Bitok stated.
The PS gave a reference for the Moiben office in Uasin Gishu County, which would target area residents who initially had been travelling to Eldoret town to access the services.
“Our constituency is rural and moving from here to Eldoret town to search for these services has been a very difficult journey. Now, we have brought it closer to the people, and it will not only serve Moiben but also neighbouring constituencies like Marakwet, Trans Nzoia, Soy and Ainabkoi," he noted.
He explained that chiefs and their assistants would be integral in realising the plan by mobilising eligible Kenyans to register for the new digital ID cards.
To register, one is required to scan your face or fingerprint which is captured into the system as your unique identifier. The ID card will contain personal information that represents your identity and it will be key in accessing government services.
Further, every Kenyan shall have a Unique Personal Identification (UPI) number which will be used during one's lifetime.
The data shall be kept by a registrar in the registration office.
Kenyans will part with Ksh200 to either access a birth or death certificate. Late registration of the same certificates attracts a fee of Ksh500.
Further, individuals applying for a digital ID card will be required to pay Ksh300 while those replacing the document incur a fee of Ksh1,000.
