"voter ID" cards
? That's disingenuous, but par for the course. They're "National ID" cards
Since 2009 the Kenyan government, knowing fully well that it is unpopular and that the youth have the power to dislodge it's Status Quo has deliberately refused to allocate funds for registration of young Kenyans as citizens. A Kenyan cannot register to vote without an ID card or a passport. A Kenyan cannot attain a passport without an ID card. A Kenyan cannot enroll for college without an ID card. A Kenya cannot be legally employed without and ID card. A Kenyan cannot get a tax pin number from the revenue authority without an ID card. A Kenyan cannot open a bank account without an ID card. A Kenyan cannot get a driving license, or access any government service without an ID card including registering an enterprise. A Kenyan cannot become president of the United States without an ID card. A Kenyan cannot legally walk about in a town without an ID card! Simply put, a young Kenyan cannot function legally as an adult without a National Identity Card!
They're helping with the cards so 6,000,000 young Kenyans get the chance to vote.
http://terry-9.newsvine.com/_news/2013/06/27/19175015-wh-touts-kenyan-program-to-obtain-national-id-cards-for-voter-registration