The Government has dismissed claims by the opposition alleging delays in the issuance of National Identity Cards, terming the assertions as misleading and politically driven.
In a press release issued on 20th April 2026, the Special Projects of the President’s Office assured that the process was on track, arguing that the system was working effectively all over the country. According to the press release, opposition leaders have been spreading lies and misinformation about the whole process.
“This narrative is not accidental. The truth they are running from is obvious. The tyranny of small numbers is becoming evident, and the strength of the majority of Kenyans who believe in performance and delivery is clear. No amount of noise can cloud that fact,” the statement read.
However, according to the government, the allegations fail to take into account factual information showing continuous growth in ID card delivery. In this regard, the government referred to Nakuru County as a case study, noting that by 18th April 2026, a total of 1,413,791 ID cards had been delivered in the county, with 31,449 others pending approval by the various sub-counties.
The data indicates that Nakuru East recorded the highest number of issued IDs at 497,111, with 3,879 applications in process. Rongai had 80,211 IDs delivered and 2,081 pending, while Naivasha recorded 122,369 issued and 5,462 in process. Other sub-counties, including Gilgil, Kuresoi South, Njoro, Molo, and Subukia, also reported ongoing processing alongside significant numbers of completed IDs.
The government stated that these statistics prove that there is an organized structure because it is not possible to refer to such a process as being slow when one million IDs have been issued in one particular county alone.
Meanwhile, the government accused some political leaders of weaponizing misinformation as a means of bringing about mistrust in the institutions of the state.
The government reemphasized that it would make sure that services would be provided on time without compromising the quality of the IDs issued to citizens and making sure everyone had access to the cards.
The government advised citizens to only pay attention to the information disseminated officially while ignoring those which were politically motivated.