Embu County Commissioner Jack Obuo has asked the owners of 6,400 uncollected replacement National Identity Cards to pick them to continue accessing government services.
He said the IDs that arrived at the County’s Huduma Center were from applicants between September last year and July this year.
“We are telling those who applied for the replacement of their IDs that they are ready for collection,” he said.
The commissioner blamed the delay in processing and issuance on a breakdown of printers, which the government addressed after procuring new printers.
Additionally, Obuo asked those who applied for fresh registration at various National Registration Bureaus across the county to continue following up with the offices.
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He assured them of a speedy process as the Department of Registration of Persons had increased its human capacity and equipment capacity.
This comes a day after the Immigration Department called on Kenyans to collect over 400,000 uncollected National Identity cards.
Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has revealed that Nairobi County has the highest number of uncollected ID cards (55,327), followed by Kiambu (37,708) and Nakuru (28,581).
Other counties with significant numbers of uncollected ID cards include Kisumu (18,529), Mombasa (17,140), Kisii (15,842), Murang’a (13,627), Uasin Gishu (13,155), Kajiado (12,533), and Bungoma (12,053)
“We urge applicants who have yet to collect their cards to visit the station where they submitted their application as soon as possible,” Bitok emphasized.
He stated the department cleared a backlog by printing 505,197 cards in the last two weeks.
