President William Ruto's recent decree to scrap the 60-year-old vetting for residents of Northern Kenya applying for identity (ID) cards continues to spark debate in security circles.
Former Linda Boni Operations Director, James Ole Seriani, raised concerns about the directive, stating that ID card mismanagement has had serious security implications in the past.
Seriani cited a case 25 years ago when a Tanzanian man acquired a Kenyan ID illegally, joined the Kenya Defence Forces, but was later arrested and dismissed. "This identity card problem has significant security implications.
Our poor administration of issuance has been very painful for the country.
