Govt Issues Directive on Driving Licenses, IDs & Birth Certificates

The agency also revealed the charges for the replacement of a lost or damaged ID card...
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The Kenyan government has issued a directive for citizens to collect their processed driving licenses, identification cards, and birth certificates from Huduma Centres across the country. This follows an announcement by Huduma Kenya that a significant number of these documents are ready for collection.
- 57,444 driving licenses, 22,524 birth certificates, and 82,506 identification cards are ready for collection at any of the 59 registered Huduma Centres nationwide as of September 10.
- Huduma Kenya and eCitizen Services are key organizations involved, with Director General of eCitizen Services, Isaac Ochieng, announcing future digital notifications for ID collection.
- ID and birth certificate applications take about 2 weeks to process, while a smart driving license takes up to five M-Pesa days; replacement IDs cost Ksh1,050 via the eCitizen portal.
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