Huduma Kenya advises street people seeking national IDs to start at their area chief’s office.
Huduma Kenya says street people aged 18 and above can seek a chief’s letter before applying at their local National Registration Bureau office.
Huduma Kenya has clarified national ID access for street people, saying those aged 18 and above qualify. The agency directed applicants to seek help at their area chief’s office before visiting the National Registration Bureau (NRB).
The clarification followed a citizen’s question about helping a woman obtain an identification card. The citizen said her parents had abandoned her during childhood and she now needed the document.
In response, Huduma Kenya advised her to visit the chief’s office for guidance and a letter supporting her application. She should then take the letter to the NRB office within the same compound.
National ID access through the chief’s office
The chief’s letter provides a route for the woman to seek registration despite lacking her parents’ identification documents. However, Huduma Kenya’s guidance directs her to the local NRB office, rather than an office elsewhere.
For ordinary applications, Kenyans need a birth certificate and a photocopy of a parent’s ID, or a death certificate if their parents have died. Applicants without a birth certificate also need supporting documents, including school leaving certificates.
The agency’s response therefore points the woman towards local administrative help as the first step. The chief would confirm her request in writing, while she would make the ID application at the NRB office.
