{"id":3631,"date":"2026-06-15T18:37:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3631"},"modified":"2026-06-15T18:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:37:51","slug":"nelson-koech-points-finger-at-matiangi-and-uhuru-over-allegedly-irregular-id-issuance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=3631","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Koech Points Finger at Matiang\u2019i and Uhuru Over Allegedly Irregular ID Issuance"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><strong>By News Desk <\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Belgut Member of Parliament Nelson Koech has reignited debate over the integrity of Kenya\u2019s national registration process after alleging that identity cards currently under<\/strong> scrutiny were issued in 2022 during the administration of former President Uhuru Kenyatta and while Dr. Fred Matiang\u2019i served as Cabinet Secretary in charge of Interior.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking amid growing political exchanges over the controversial IDs, Koech dismissed attempts to shift responsibility to the current administration, arguing that records indicate the documents were processed and issued under the previous government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IDs alleged to have been acquired illegally were issued in 2022, when Matiang\u2019i was CS and Uhuru was President,\u201d Koech stated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The legislator maintained that any investigations into the matter should focus on the period when the registrations were conducted, insisting that accountability must be traced to the officials who oversaw the registration system at the time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Koech&#8217;s remarks are expected to intensify the ongoing political contest between supporters of the Kenya Kwanza administration and allies of former government officials, particularly as the country edges closer to the 2027 General Election.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The allegations have sparked renewed calls for transparency in the issuance of national identification documents, with stakeholders demanding a comprehensive audit to establish the authenticity of the questioned registrations and determine whether any public officers violated the law.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Political observers note that the matter could become a significant campaign issue, especially as opposition figures continue positioning themselves for future electoral contests.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate unfolds, Kenyans await further clarification from relevant government agencies regarding the circumstances under which the disputed identity cards were issued and whether any legal action will follow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By News Desk &nbsp; Belgut Member of Parliament Nelson Koech has reignited debate over the integrity of Kenya\u2019s national registration process after alleging that identity&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-updates","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3631"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3633,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3631\/revisions\/3633"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}