Bar owners release withheld IDs for free to facilitate voter registration in Nyeri

Nyeri Sub-county Deputy Commissioner John Marete displays some of the 500 national Identification cards that had been withheld by a bar owner in Nyeri town for the past six months. [PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/Standard]

Bar owners have promised to release over 1,500 national identity cards withheld over debts owed by patrons.

Nyeri Bar Owners Association Secretary Kiama Gachanja said the move was aimed at ensuring the owners register as voters.