13TH Jan, 2012 - AGONY OF PARENTS IN NYANDO By: D. Anyanga
Parents and guardians seeking birth certificates at the Nyando district headquarters in Awasi are appealing to the area district commissioner to intervene and save them from continued harassment by clerical officers at the district registry.
It is alleged that the officers ask for huge sums of money before processing the certificates claiming that only a few copies are left and are only given to those who bribe while parents who pay the required ksh 150 are delayed, agonize on the long queue and asked to come back after three weeks.
More than 100 parents sought audience with commissioner Isaiah Tonui to find the best way forward for the stalemate bedeviling the department, they also cited the rising number of conmen confusing and pretending to help parents around awasi market. The commissioner however promised to look into the matter and suspects apprehended.