Determinants of Effective Civic Registration in Kenya
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Date
2019
Authors
Jimale, Fardosa Mohamed
Minja, David
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Publisher
IAJLS
Abstract
Registration of people is nationally
acknowledged procedure for promoting
security, economic and political
advancements advancing security, monetary
and political. The delay in registration of
persons denies Kenyans services which they
are supposed to receive from the
government offices. The study aims at
establishing the determinants of effective
civic registration in the National
Registration Bureau. The study was guided
by the following objectives; to determine the
extent to which ID processing affect
issuance of national identity cards, to
examine the extent to which resources affect
production and issuance of National ID
cards in Kenya, to establish the extent to
which technical capabilities affect
production and issuance of National ID
cards process and establish how approaches
to the production and issuance of National
ID cards affect the effectiveness of the
process. The study employed descriptive
survey design. The study targeted the 1150
National Registration Bureau staff in
working in the production and issuance
section and ID applicants. Stratified
sampling technique was used to select 120
staffs an equivalent to 10.4% of the total
population. Also the purposive sampling
technique was used to select 10 ID
applicants. The study use primary data
which was obtained from questionnaires to
the managers and interview schedules to the
ID applicants. The collected data was
analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively
with aid of Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS version 21). The analyzed
data was presented using frequencies tables,
pie charts and bar graphs. The results
revealed that delays of registration and
issuance of National ID card is due to
insufficient resources. These involved lack
of infrastructure, human resource and
general capacity development of the
department. Also, delay and insufficient of
budget allocated to the civic registration
could result in delay of issuance of National
ID card. Centralized registration system is
security friendly and therefore should only
be improved. The study concluded that
there are insufficient resources. Limited
budgetary allocations hindered National
Registration Bureau’s ability to meet public
expectations at district and divisional levels.
The shortage in the supply and availability
of necessary materials for Identity card
production resulted in delays in the
registration process. The study
recommended that the Ministry of Finance
increases the budgetary allocation to the
National Registration Bureau at the national.
Priority should be given to development of
physical infrastructure at the district level,
personnel recruitment and installation of
production machines.
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Article
Keywords
civic registration, Kenya
Citation
Jimale, F. M., & Minja, D. (2019). Determinants of effective civic registration in Kenya. International Academic Journal of Law and Society, 1(2), 121-137.