A proposed new bill in Kenya aims to make acquiring national identification cards and voter registration mandatory for all Form Four students aged 18 and above. This move, approved by the Parliamentary Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs, seeks to streamline citizen registration and boost youth participation in elections.

• The Registration of Persons (Amendment) Bill will automatically register those aged 18 and above as voters with the IEBC.
• Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen announced a mobile ID registration drive in 15 counties with low registration rates.
• Over 400,000 ID cards, including nearly 200,000 for first-time applicants, remain uncollected, and one million Kenyans aged 30 years and above lack IDs.