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Stop discrimination in issuance of IDs

To have a national identity card is a constitutional right for every Kenyan.The fact that the document is very vital does not need to be expounded.

Anyone that is over 18 without the crucial document becomes an alien in his or her own country of birth, and for that matter, stateless! It is, therefore, disheartening that despite President Uhuru Kenyatta issuing an order that IDs be issued within three days to enable people to register as voters, in some centres people are still being discriminated against.

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