Gatundu North registrar of persons Joel Kioni has urged the area residents to apply for national identification cards on time to avoid complications associated with late application.
"Application for IDs on time will largely assist in minimizing the challenges that comes with registration of old and disabled persons in this area," he said.
Kioni revealed that his office was often and wrongly accused of discrimination against old applicants but insisted that the due process to identify and establish the origins of the applicants must be adhered to.
He urged the youths to apply for the IDs stating that the duration taken to acquire the document had significantly reduced from three months to only 14 days.
"I have heard several complaints about lack of transparency on how identity card application is handled in my office. Let me affirm that we follow the right procedure to avoid discrimination," he revealed.