Kibish – December 21, 2025 (Public Communication and Media Relations)
For decades, thousands of pastoralist families in Kibish Sub-County lived outside Kenya’s formal systems—without national IDs, birth certificates or mobile connectivity. During the recent Kimormor One Health outreach, that reality began to change.
Over the 10-day outreach, more than 700 people registered for national ID cards, 75 birth notifications were completed, and 163 Safaricom SIM cards were registered, with 136 being first-time registrations. For many elders, this was their first official recognition by the state.
“Kimormor has helped us reach the population we would otherwise not reach due to limited resources,” said Thomas Lochuch, Principal Registration Officer. “We usually operate around urban centres, which only serve about 20 per cent of the population. With Kimormor, we are now reaching the 80 per cent who need these services the most,”
According to Lochuch, national ID registration will not only enable access to healthcare and SHA but also strengthen voter registration, census accuracy and equitable resource allocation in the future.
The County One Health Coordinator, Kipkorir Rotich, said integrating civil registration into health outreach is intentional.
“Identity is foundational to health access. Without IDs and birth certificates, people are excluded from healthcare, insurance and even emergency response. Kimormor ensures that while we treat illness, we also fix the systemic barriers,” he said.
At the local level, Assistant Chiefs played a critical role in mobilisation, verification and trust-building.
“We work very closely with the community, and we understand the challenges they face in travelling long distances to registration offices,” said Nakutan Enock, Assistant Chief of Liwan Sub-Location. “Through Kimormor, we have witnessed services normally found in big towns brought right here, including ID and birth registration,”
Similarly, James Lowoton, Assistant Chief of Natapar Sub-Location, said the outreach has strengthened administrative performance. “Through working together, we are now achieving our administrative indicators such as birth certificate and national ID registrations,” he said. “The community is very pleased because they have received services they would otherwise only find in distant towns,”
Birth notification officers also used the outreach to educate parents on the importance of registering children at birth.“Without birth certificates, children cannot access SHA or other essential services,” said Vivianne Lokadongoi, Birth Notification Officer. “We are here to educate communities so their children are recognised as citizens from birth,”
For community elders like Lomoru Aruth, 60, from Olegech, the moment was deeply personal. “I have received my national ID for the first time in my life,” he said. “As a Herder, I could never leave my animals to travel far for this service,”
County administrators say the success of civil registration through Kimormor demonstrates how integrated service delivery can reach populations that static offices never could. This was echoed by administrative officers present.
