Cord’s co-principal and Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka cannot make it to State house if his supporters do not have IDs, says Mavoko businessman James Mwanza.
Mwanza said there was low turnout of people seeking new ID’s in Machakos, Makueni and Kitui Counties despite the fact that majority want Musyoka in the ballot in 2017 elections.
He said there was no shortcut for the Cord coalition to win the elections but to assist its followers hold IDs and register as voters in readiness for the elections.
Mwanza said majority of those who do not have identification cards are the youth who have just attained age eighteen and a few elderly persons who lost the document.
He said some of the residents from remote areas far from registrar of persons offices within their sub counties had got no means to access the offices due to abject poverty.
“Leaders should assist in taking IDs services to the people, majority of those in the grassroots have got no IDs. Some residents from remote areas in Mavoko for instance spend over Sh. 3,000 as transport to seek the document at the sub-county headquarters in Athi River town,” said Mwanza.
The Kinanie Ward MCA hopeful said majority of the locals were poor hence cannot afford such expenses.
He spoke at Makilili village in Mavoko Sub County during a mobile ID registration exercise on Monday.
Mwanza said mobile registration is working in Mavoko.
He said over 4,000 people had been registered and issued with IDs since he launched the program in January this year.
Mwanza said politicians, businessmen, religious and opinion leaders from Ukambani should join hands in facilitating IDs issuance in areas where they come from.
He said the region can only lead in providing Musyoka with votes if masses hold IDs and register as voters.
Mwanza said the initiative will help reduce poverty levels in Kamba land because the youths without the document will be liable for employment once they receive them.
He said politicians should not keep silent only to misuse residents without IDs especially youths to cause violence during 2017 campaigns and elections.
Mwanza said the locals should register as voters once they are issued with IDs.