Kenya to launch digital IDs, similar to Huduma Namba cards
Kenya is set to launch new generation digital identification cards similar to Huduma Namba cards, the Cabinet Secretary of Interior and Administration of National Government Kithure Kindiki has said. Kindiki said that the new ID cards will have a machine-readable chip and QR code and allow web-based authentication. “We had an ID system in Kenya […]
From BBI to jailing DCI boss Kinoti: Court cases that shook the nation in 2021
As 2022 starts, 2021 will be best remembered for some of the good and wrong reasons, especially regarding some of the sensational cases in the corridors of justice that shook the conscience of the nation. While Kenya struggled with the spectre of a pandemic at the beginning of the year and months of strict lockdown, […]
National ID cards to become useless on December 12 next year: CS Mucheru
This was announced by the Information Communications Technologies Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru who was speaking in Machakos County.
Interior ministry fires back after Ruto MPs whip up public against Huduma Namba
Interior ministry responds to claims that Huduma Namba is shrouded in secrecy, says project critical to safeguarding Kenyans’ personal info.
Govt to kick off another round of Huduma Namba registration, says data safe
Huduma Namba national project coordinator says the registration would be rolled out across the country after public participation drive over.
Huduma Namba registration reopened again
By Kenneth Kibor The national government has reopened Huduma Namba registration to allow Kenyans who missed out in the last drive to get the crucial document. Government Spokesperson Cyrus Oguna said the state will deploy two clerks in every sub-location to oversee the exercise. “Those who did not register because they lacked birth certificates or […]
Why rejecting Huduma Namba could make your life in Kenya unbearable
By Mercy Mwai. It will now be mandatory for Kenyans to own a Huduma Namba to get key services from the government if a proposed law is enacted by Parliament. All couples will be required to register their marriages and to register as a voter, one will also require to get Huduma Namba, if Huduma […]