- The week-long campaign aims to register learners without birth certificates across all 21 public primary schools in Kiambu Town Constituency.
- The initiative is expected to improve access to school registration, national examinations and government-funded education programmes.
- Parents and education stakeholders have welcomed the exercise for bringing essential registration services closer to schools.
Children in Kiambu Town Constituency who have been attending school without birth certificates are set to benefit from a constituency-wide birth registration campaign aimed at ensuring every learner obtains the vital document.
The week-long exercise is being conducted by the office of Kiambu Town MP Machua Waithaka in partnership with the Office of the Registrar of Persons, Kiambu Sub-County.
The campaign was launched at Ting’ang’a Model Primary School and Riabai Primary School, where registration teams began identifying and registering learners who do not have birth certificates.
The initiative comes as both host schools undergo classroom renovations, highlighting efforts to improve learning environments while expanding access to essential government services.
At Ting’ang’a Model Primary School, the exercise served learners and parents from Ting’ang’a Model Primary School, HGM Ting’ang’a Primary School and Benson Njau Primary School.
At Riabai Primary School, registration teams assisted learners from Riabai Primary School, Gichocho Primary School, Chief Wandie Primary School and Machiri Primary School.
Education officials said birth registration is essential because a birth certificate provides a child’s legal identity and is required for school registration, national examinations and access to various government services.
The document also enables learners to be captured under the government’s capitation programme, through which public schools receive funding based on enrolment.
Exercise to cover 21 schools
Officials said the programme seeks to eliminate documentation barriers that can disadvantage learners and ensure every child enjoys equal access to educational opportunities and government services.
The campaign will continue throughout the week and is expected to reach all 21 public primary schools in Kiambu Town Constituency. Registration officers will work with school administrators and parents to identify learners without birth certificates and facilitate the application process.
Parents welcomed the initiative, saying it saves them the time and cost of travelling long distances to process birth registration documents.
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Education stakeholders also praised the exercise, describing it as a practical intervention that protects children’s rights while improving access to education and government services.
By Felix Wanderi
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