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State has no figures on births and deaths

Parents and guardians queue at Migori county offices to register and collect birth certificates. [File]

The Government cannot account for all births and deaths in the country, according to an audit report tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday.

The audit found that the country’s civil registration system is in such a mess that no one in government knows the exact number of births and deaths every year.

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