Kenya: Wetang’ula Defends Lifting of ID Vetting, Criticizes Natembeya for Opposition

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has criticised Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya for opposing the lifting of vetting before the issuance of national identity cards.

Speaking on Monday in Bungoma, Wetangula maintained that the vetting requirement was not solely applied to the Somali community in Northern Kenya but also affected residents of several border counties.

”You know that we are border county, and I recently saw a Governor from Trans Nzoia criticizing the lifting of…