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Ruto announces plans to abolish vetting during ID application

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President William Ruto when he hosted Muslim leaders for the Iftar Dinner at State House, Nairobi. [Ruto, Facebook]

Kenyans can now breathe a sigh of relief after the government announced plans to abolish the National Identification (ID) card vetting process.

President William Ruto announced on Monday, April 8 while attending a Muslim leaders' Iftar dinner at Nairobi's Stae House said that he will soon issue a policy document to ease the ID application process starting next month.

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