Trust issues have bogged down the voter registration exercise

A new voter is seen registering outside National Archives on Moi Avenue in Nairobi [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The apathy towards the voter registration exercise is not surprising. Out of a target of six million, the electoral agency has netted just 1.4 million new voters. The most obvious reason for the low turnout is the lack of national identity cards amongst the would-be voters. And it speaks to the absurdity of calling on youth to register as voters while withholding requisite documentation to facilitate the same.