Narok County Senator Ledama Ole Kina has sent a plea to President William Ruto following the signing of an executive order stopping the vetting of Northern Kenya residents when applying for national identification (ID) cards.
In a statement on Wednesday, Ole Kina urged the President to extend the same grace to the Maasai people after congratulating him on the move. "I, Senator Ledama Olekina, Senator of the Republic of Kenya representing the people of Narok County and the official representative of the Maasai People of East Africa-and by extension, the Ateker community of Africa-hereby affirm my agreement with the proclamation by the President of Kenya that there shall be no vetting or profiling of the Somali people (my Abties) in the issuance of ID cards," Ole Kina stated. "I further extend this call to include the Maasai people, ensuring equal treatment and dignity for all." Senator Ledama Olekina during an interview with Kenyans.co.ke.
Ian Kaniu Since Kenya gained independence, Kenyans from the six counties of Mandera, Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, and Tana River have had to undergo a gruelling vetting process to obtain their ID cards.
According to the Narok Senator, this is what Kenyans of Maasai origin are still going through.
