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Ruto’s intervention a boon for young people in need of IDs

National ID

National Identity (ID) cards. 

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • The government had initially announced that it would begin charging Sh1,000.
  • The government’s reaction to the Butere Girls School’s play, Echoes of War was uncalled for.

Good move • President William Ruto’s rejection of the plan to increase the fee for issuing national identity cards to eligible Kenyans is quite commendable, says Francis Njuguna. “The government had announced that it would begin chargeing Sh1,000. The President’s timely intervention is a boon for the young people in need of IDs and it’s a gesture that I highly appreciate.” His contact is [email protected].

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