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Saluting govt workers who are diligently serving Kenyans in Nairobi and Laikipia

Taking of finger prints for identification of person at the Issuance of Duplicate National Identity card Huduma GPO centre on 03/11/2022 [File, Standard]

I have had occasion to seek government services in recent weeks and I am delighted to say things seem to be working, even when the nation seems to be in a state of paralysis. My last port of call was the Westlands DC's office, where I took the eldest man of the house to secure a national ID, now that he's come of age.

A gentleman called Kamau was very helpful, as were other attendants whose names I picked along the way: Bwana Nyaga did the finger-printing; Carol did the photo, and Stella was the one who did a "live capture," which is a strange way of defining biometrics.

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