Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has called on President William Ruto to extend the abolition of stringent vetting processes to communities living in Bungoma, Busia, and Trans-Nzoia counties.
Speaking in Hamisi, Lusaka decried the long-standing practice of subjecting residents in these border counties to rigorous vetting before acquiring national identity cards.
He noted that the bureaucratic hurdles had discouraged many from obtaining the crucial document.
“We urge the president to extend the policy implemented in northern Kenya to Western Kenya as well,” Lusaka stated.
The governor emphasized that acquiring a national identity card is a fundamental right of every Kenyan and should not be made unnecessarily difficult.
He pointed out that many youths in the region remain undocumented due to the tedious registration process.
Lusaka further highlighted that members of the Luhya community straddle both sides of the Kenya-Uganda border, making it imperative to ease the vetting process for those seeking legal identification
