IDs crisis resurfaces

THE Registrar-General’s Office has run out of consumables used to produce national identity documents (IDs), leaving thousands of citizens stranded as the IDs crisis resurfaces.

NewsDay has established that several registry offices across the country, including those in major cities, have stopped issuing polythene ID cards.

The offices have resorted to issuing green waiting passes to applicants, while those acquiring birth certificates wait for up to five months before the documents are issued.

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