Interior Ministry announces loss of 900 birth certificates in Kitui

The Interior Ministry’s State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services says 900 birth certificates were lost in its Mutomo registration office in Kitui County.

Through a notice published in local dailies on Tuesday, Paul Mwangemi, the acting secretary of Civil Registration Services said the loss involved nine birth certificate booklets, each containing 100 leaflets.

The booklets comprise birth certificates of serial numbers from 1502001 to 1502100; 1502101 to 1502200; 1502201 to 1502300; 1502301 to 1502400; 1502401 to 1502500; 1502501 to 1502600; 1502601 to 1502700; 1502701 to 1502800; and 1502801 to 1502900.

“The Department hereby cautions the general public that the said birth certificates have been cancelled thereby rendering them invalid,” Mwangemi said.

“Any person(s) who may have been issued with any certificate bearing any of the above serial numbers is advised to return it/them to the Secretary, Civil Registration Services, 4th floor, Hass Plaza, Lower Hill.”

The Interior Ministry did not provide Citizen Digital with further details about the circumstances of the loss, or when it occurred, when reached for comment.