Over 470,000 National ID cards are lying uncollected in registration offices and Huduma Centres across the country.
Principal Secretary Julius Bitok, in a press statement released on Tuesday announced that as of August 26,2024, there were 476,167 uncollected IDs, urging those who have made applications to visit the registration centers where they initially submitted their applications to collect their cards immediately.
The PS stated that the National Registration Bureau (NRB) has cleared the backlog of National ID card applications.
The High court had initially issued a conservatory order on July 25, 2024, which temporarily halted the issuance of the third-generation ID cards. However, this order was lifted on August 12, 2024, allowing the National Registration Bureau (NRB) to resume its work.
According to the PS, the National Registration Bureau has ramped up its production capacity to 32,000 cards per day and introduced 24-hour services to expedite the process. The Department is urging all applicants to visit the registration centers where they initially submitted their applications to collect their cards immediately.
Among the counties that to the list is Nairobi County at 55,327 uncollected cards. Other counties that follow closely are Kiambu with37,708, Nakuru with 28,581, and Kisumu with 18,529 uncollected IDs.
