Hundreds of youths in Madogo, Tana River County took to the streets to demand against the lack of national identification cards.
The over 500 youths while waving placards and banners, blocked the busy Garissa-Nairobi road paralysing transport for two hours.
They said that the lack of ID cards had greatly inconvenienced them in many aspects.
Sadam Hassan Chura, a local youth leader said he has been waiting for the document for the last two years.
He said the lack of the document had rendered him stateless since he could no longer travel, open a bank account, enroll for further studies or even secure any legal employment.
Shukri Ibrahim, 23, who competed his secondary education in 2009 said the government is discriminating against them regarding the issuance of IDs.
He claimed that the registration office has become partisan and overtaken by politicians who only push ID cards for their backyards.
Shukri added that they have youth groups but cannot access loans since an ID card is a requirement for account opening.
When contacted on the phone, Tana River County Registrar of Persons Benson Kwendo said those with issues should go to the nearest registration office so that their waiting cards can be verified.
He further urged the youths to list down the names of all those affected and forward the same to his office after which he said he would inquire from the production center.