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Parliament moves to end decades-long registration nightmare

Gilgil MP Martha Wangari, who sponsored the Bill contributing to the Bill on November 19, 2025. [PBC]

The National Assembly has passed legislation that will establish at least one birth and death registration office in every constituency, ending a system that has forced millions of

Kenyans to travel long distances for vital documents.

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