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Huduma Kenya has issued guidance to a mother seeking to have her name recorded on her child's birth certificate, after she raised the matter publicly on Facebook.
The woman, identified in her post as PS (not her real name), explained that the child's father had taken custody of the birth certificate, his own national identification card, and his mother's ID.
She wanted to know whether she could initiate an amendment to ensure her details appeared on the document.
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The official Huduma Kenya page replied promptly, directing the mother to the relevant civil registration office.
While Huduma Centres handle a broad range of government services, amendments and corrections to birth records fall specifically under Civil Registration Services (CRS) offices at the sub-county level.
Because birth records are physical files held at the registry where the birth was first reported, parents must visit that particular office to request changes, replacements, or corrections.
Where a parent faces an uncooperative partner or is unable to access the original certificate, the government still allows the mother…
