Why birth registration crisis?

We are a country of news makers. Yes. Even when there is nothing to make news about, people still find it necessary to make one out of a rock. What do you think about the current 'crisis' over birth registration documents?
I found it interesting that the government had to extend the deadline for birth registrations for some parents. The examination council has outlined, for some months now, that birth certificates are a condition for exam registrations. Yet, to most Kenyans, it was just one of those statements until the real deadline is here. The long lines ( and therefore long faces) outside attorney General Amos Wako's Sheria house need not have been witnessed if parents had taken the initiative to register their children earlier.
I am made to understand that birth registration is a legal requirement and that every Kenyan child should be registered at birth. Problem is that some parents are too ignorant to know it. others are educated but they are too busy to do it. However, it should be noted that corruption previously practiced in government offices may have led to the apathetic attitude of some parents.
Kenyan children should not be punished for a mistake they did not commit. Perhaps the government should spend a few millions on public campaigns about the importance of birth registration, how much it costs and the service charter. The registration offices should also be decentralized to the districts.
Number two, birth registration should come with more benefits that merely exam registration. But what with the disclaimer on the certificate that registration is not evidence of Kenyan citizenship? A number of parents have argued that registration is record that one was born here. If it is not proof of nationality, can it be effectively used to fight the rising cases of child traficking and other related crime?
Gladyse.