Francis Baya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 51 to 60 of 186.

• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that the system used to track the status of National Identity Cards (IDs) on the Ministry’s website has not been functioning. The system had been temporarily disabled as it was undergoing maintenance and upgrade. It is now functioning. (b) I am also aware of the closure of the customer care desk at the Department of National Registration Headquarters. This was done because the proximate location of the customer centre to the production centre posed a security threat to the production centre. (c) The tracking service is currently functional ... view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I agree that there are some places where there are delays, I do not agree that it takes as long as two years. The maximum that it can take is two months and not two years. view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, immediately the process of registration starts, there is a serial number that is given and the applicant is supposed to use that number to make a follow up. For them to start enquiring about their IDs, a period of two weeks is necessary because the processing of IDs is not done at the registration centre but it is done here at the headquarters. So, we need, at least, two weeks for us to start processing the same in Nairobi. view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are special cases. There are cases where the photograph gets defaced when it gets to Nairobi and, therefore, we have to return it to be rectified. For example, there is a case that was brought to the Questioner where two people who were supposed to be brothers appear to have been born the same year and yet they were not twins. So, these are cases that need further investigations. It is true that there are some delays but only in cases where some investigations, correction of photographs or even fingerprints are required. view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot give a timeframe because all this requires money. However, we are in the process of connecting all those registration offices to the headquarters like we have done with passports. view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this happens in areas where there are some doubts as to the origin of the applicant. This is mainly in border districts and it has been going on for quite some time. You will find a situation, for instance, where the vetting committee cannot comment on somebody because he or she was not born and brought up in that area. Therefore, for us to get proper information so that we make sure that all Kenyans get these very important documents, we do sometimes instruct those people to go to their home districts. view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are some areas that are not necessarily border areas, for instance, the cities of Nairobi and Mombasa. These are places where you find several nationalities. This is the reason why we have vetting committees even though these areas are not border towns. The reason is not to frustrate anybody or view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true the area is very large and we will do mobile registration if it has not been done yet. I know in most constituencies, let alone North Horr there has been mobile registration. But in case there is a problem in North Horr I am ready to go there with the hon. Member - because I worked there - and we spend a whole week if possible doing mobile registration. view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is possible for such cases to occur. But where there are specific cases like his, I will request that they be brough to the office. view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must admit that I did not get the question clearly. However, I believe it is something to do with, how do we inform Kenyans? We will use our officers to make sure that they are aware that we are now functional. view