President Uhuru Receives New Generation Firearm License

President Kenyatta has become one of the first Kenyans to be issued with the new generation firearm license.

This is in compliance with a directive issued last year by Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i.

“Today I received my new generation firearm license smart card and certificate from the Firearms Licensing Board after undergoing the due certification process and obtaining a unique identification number,”  President Kenyatta says.

All Kenyan firearm holders are required to apply for the new license by March 18th, 2019.

The Firearm Licensing Board will capture all details of the firearm holder in a newly developed microchip card.

Licensed firearm holders are required to carry with them the card that has his/her image and must produce it when prompted by the authorities.

The new regulation aims at improving national security as far as firearm ownership and its use by private citizens is concerned.

Kenyan firearm holders will be vetted afresh before being issued with the new gun permits.

Firearms holders without the new license will be considered to be holding them illegally.