The Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Interior and National Administration Kipchumba Murkomen has dispelled fears of a possible hike in security threats stemming from the government's decision to remove extra vetting for those seeking national IDs from the border counties.
The CS explained that the government had retained the necessary verification controls to deter fraudulent issuance of identification documents and that they were using local administrators namely chiefs to identify those seeking the documents in the affected areas.
He at the same time assured that security agencies remained vigilant in detecting and preventing non-compliance with the required verification procedures and will arrest and prosecute anyone who attempts to assist or acquire Kenyan IDs illegally.
While the vetting process had been scrapped, Murkomen explained that residents in the affected areas will have to prove citizenship by presenting a birth certificate and a parent or guardian's copy of ID and an introduction letter from their chief to apply for their ID cards.
