Govt rolls out School-Based ID registration drive for secondary learners

PS Basic Education Julius Bitok before the National Assembly's Education committee on May 13, 2025 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The government has rolled out a school-based national ID registration drive targeting secondary school students who have turned 18.
The programme, which will run throughout the second term from May to August, aims to ensure eligible learners receive national identity cards before completing their studies. 
The initiative is led by the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services through the National Registration Bureau and will be carried out directly within schools across the country.
“The goal is to ensure no student misses out on crucial opportunities such as HELB loans, tertiary placement or job access simply because they lack a National ID,” said Principal Secretary for Basic Education Julius Bitok.
In a circular dated Thursday, May 29, titled Facilitation of School-Based ID Registration Exercise, Bitok directed all regional and county education directors to inform school principals in their jurisdictions to support the implementation.
“The principals and their deputies will act as identification agents for their students in place of the National Government Administration Officers during this exercise,” said Bitok.