Mystery of 400,000 IDs uncollected for a decade

The government has stepped up efforts to ensure that more than 557,000 Kenyans whose national identity cards remain uncollected receive them in time to register as voters and participate in next year’s General Election.Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Belio Kipsang told the National Assembly’s Committee on Administration and Internal Security on Thursday, November 5, 2026, that 557,930 identity cards were awaiting collection at registration offices and Huduma Centres across the country.