PERSONS NOT ON E-CITIZEN INELIGIBLE TO GET MARRIED SAYS STATE LAW OFFICE

By Clive Ayuko

Nairobi, Kenya 10th July 2020

The Covid 19 pandemic has brought the Services of a number of State Organizations online. One such agency is the Marriage registry (Registra of Marriage) and oag.ecitizen.go.ke is will be the newest website through which the agency will process all matters relating to Civil Marriages.

This was made known by the Chief Administrative Secretary in the Office of the Attoney General Ms. Winnie Gichu earlier today as she officiated the launch of online marriage services in conjunction with ecitizen at the Sheria house earlier today.

Citing the rising number of couples who have since taken to the Office of the Registra of Marriage to seek marriage services, the CAS argued which has made it difficult to comply with the Ministry of Health Covid 19 health guidelines (social distancing and protection of Vulnerable officers working for the institution hence informing the move to the online platform. ( The agency has recieved 1,841 applications so far from which 779 successfully recieved re-applications.

Chief Administrative Secretary in the Office of the Attoney General Ms. Winnie Gichu ( In Yellow addressing journalists) Image courtesy whistling African.

The services provided by the portal will include:

1. Registration of marriage by notice

2. Registration of Marriage by special lincense

3. Application of a certified copy of No Impediment to marriage

4.Registration of existing Hindu Marriages

5. Application of a Ceritfied copy of a marriage certificate

6. Registration of new and existing customary marriages

7. Lincensing of Ministers of Faith

8. Issuance of marriage books

9. Registration of adoptions

10. Registration of Foreign marriages

11. Objections to marriage

One of the Couples Mrs. Salome and Mr Wilson who have successfully got married using the online process outside the state law office address journalists. Image courtesy whistling african

The CAS further stressed that payment for the marriage certificate will be done only through mobile money adding that couples who pay through cash will not get their marriage certificate.