The Turkana County Service Delivery and Implementation Committee has raised concern over a report that 1,800 identity cards are lying uncollected at the registrar of persons offices in Lodwar.
The team is chaired by Turkana county commissioner Julius Kavita.
While acknowledging the seriousness of the issue, county registrar of persons Isaac Kipkurui said it is disheartening for the applicants to apply for IDs and fail to pick them up once they are ready.
"Some of the applicants do not live far from Lodwar, yet they have failed to come for their identity cards," he said.
County commissioner Kavita said the officers in the department should liaise with the national government officers to ensure the IDs are dispatched to their owners.
"We need to collaborate and help identify the identity card owners and take them closer to them," he said.
Departmental heads were informed on the need to sensitise officers working under them to acquire Maisha Cards.
They were told the cards would ease their movement within the East Africa community member states.
"Soon anyone attending an interview for jobs or promotions would be required to produce the Maisha Card instead of the national identity cards," the county registrar of persons said.
Participants said schools provided a good opportunity to ensure those who have attained 18 years acquire identity cards instead of waiting to get out of school to initiate the process of getting the critical documents.
Meanwhile, officers from the Kenya Wildlife Service said they had seized 12 pieces of elephant trophies weighing 110kg in the county.
The county commissioner said this had been made possible due by the teamwork between various agencies in the county.
