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[Audrey Whitefield <a.whitefield@quest.org.uk>]

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Feb. 14, 1997
ANGLICAN COMMUNION NEWS SERVICE
Canon Jim Rosenthal, Director of Communications
Anglican Communion Office
London, England

[97.2.2.5]

KENYA: PRESIDENT EXTENDS IDs DEADLINE

(APS see ACNS  97.1.5.4.) Further to calls by the  National Council  of
Churches of Kenya (NCCK)  and the Roman Catholic Church in Kenya  for an
extension to the 31st January deadline for the issue of new generation
identity cards, the President of Kenya, Daniel arap Moi, has extended
the
deadline by a month.  President Moi made the announcement on 30th
January
stating that he had made the extension after having considered the
difficulties many Kenyans have had to get the new cards.

Concern had been expressed by the Churches about the short deadline for
registration for the new-generation identity cards because the
Government
had previously stated that  old generation identity cards will not be
valid
after January. As the cards are a requirement for voter registration for
national elections, the Churches and other groups had asked for an
extension.