PS Omollo: ID reforms restoring inclusion, expanding access to opportunities
The Government’s ongoing reforms to make national identification documents more accessible are helping to eliminate barriers that have historically locked many Kenyans out of government services, development opportunities and democratic participation, Principal Secretary for In..
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Principal Secretary Dr. Raymond Omollo emphasized that ongoing reforms to national identification documents are enhancing inclusion and expanding access to opportunities for all eligible Kenyans.
- The reforms aim to eliminate barriers to government services, development, and democratic participation, fulfilling a directive from President William Ruto.
- The Ministry of Interior and National Administration is ensuring fair and non-discriminatory implementation of the directive.
- In Siaya County, new administrative units are being operationalized, and consultations are underway to prioritize the county in future gazettements of administrative units.
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