Ruto signs Presidential Decree abolishing ID vetting

President William Ruto has officially signed a decree abolishing the vetting process that Kenyans in the North Eastern region and other border counties have faced during the registration and issuance of National Identity documents.

At a ceremony held at the Orahey Grounds in Wajir Town, the head of state publicly signed and read the decree, stating that the move will put an end to a decades-long discriminatory practice.

“Our fellow countrymen from Northern Kenya will no longer suffer the indignity of being subjected to extra-vetting and ethnic profiling in order to acquire national identification documents,” the president declared.

The elimination of the ID vetting process was a key pledge in the Kenya Kwanza manifesto during the run-up to the 2022 general elections.