According to the government, citizens who request birth and death records will now receive the documents on the same day they apply.

According to Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Julius Bitok, the measure is intended to eliminate the backlog of outstanding applications and reduce applicants' long delays for their passports.

PS Bitok stated in Meru County during the opening of the Registry of Civil Services office for the South Imenti sub-county in Nkubu that the expedited issuance of certificates is also intended to encourage higher levels of registration.

As a result, he asked all registration officials to ensure that everyone entering their offices departs with the document on the same day.


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"We're doing this so that as a country, we can legally record more fatalities than the current rate of 55%," he explained.

According to the PS, unreported death incidents endanger effective family succession and encourage criminal activity like fraud and impersonation.

As a result, he advised Meru residents to use the new offices to obtain birth certificates, which are required for enrollment in schools and to issue later identifying papers such as Identity Cards and passports.

Bitok indicated that new locations will be opened across the country to make it simpler for locals to get crucial paperwork, despite the national average for birth registration now being around 87 per cent.