Local news – 17.8.11 - By Mary Tioko - Emphasize on Universal Birth Registration

The District Civil Registrar Mr. Joseph Orata has urged the Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs in Turkana Central to put more emphasis on the Current Birth Registration instead of relying on village elders for the deaths registration. Speaking in a workshop organized by World Vision, at Golden Guest House Lodwar, Mr. Orata said the chiefs need to be clear with the information they offer in the documents before submission to his office.
The 19 Chiefs and Assistants Chiefs drawn from Turkana Central were encouraged to put more emphasis on the Current Birth Registration instead of relying on village elders for the deaths registration which he said need to be accompanied by the professional documents. Mr. Orata said that their interest is to register the Births and issue Birth notifications in their areas of operations.
The officer encouraged the Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs to Submit their returns in person to avoid inconveniences which can lead to delay of reports. He also congratulated the chiefs and the Assistant Chiefs for their hard work and urged them to continue serving people with good hearts.
The World Vision Child protection officer Mr. Musa Bwino encouraged the participants to ensure that no child born in Turkana county is denied the fundamental right of birth registration. The participants will undertake their field visits in the two Locations of Kalokol and Kerio on 18th August 2011 to sample villages to register the children in an exercise conducted by the civil registrar, Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs facilitated by the World vision Child protection Office in Lodwar.