TWO MORE WEEKS

Huduma Namba to improve services — Waiguru

Her deputy says over 300,000 people from Kirinyaga have registered

In Summary

• More than 21 million Kenyans had registered by last week. Registration ends on May 17.

• Governor urges residents to register in large numbers.

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru registers for a Huduma Namba at Kutus Headquarters. Looking on are county commissioner Jim Njoka (in beige shirt) and Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri on May 2
LEADING BY EXAMPLE: Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru registers for a Huduma Namba at Kutus Headquarters. Looking on are county commissioner Jim Njoka (in beige shirt) and Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri on May 2
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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru says IT and Huduma Namba will improve governance and services.

She spoke on Thursday at the Kirinyaga county headquarters where she led county staff and residents in registering.

Waiguru urged residents to turn out in large numbers and register.

She was accompanied by Deputy Governor Peter Ndambiri and the incoming county commissioner Jim Njoka. 

Njoka said more than 300,000 people from Kirinyaga have already registered for the National Integrated Information Management System.

It was launched on March 15 and ends on May 17.

Last Tuesday, ICT Principal Secretary Jerome Ochieng announced that more 21 million Kenyans have registered.

"You can register from anywhere. So it is not about the region but the data about citizens and population," Ochieng said.

Small children are, however, not registered.

On April 19, President Uhuru Kenyatta sought to allay fears of data privacy breaches. 

He said NIIMS guards the integrity of the government’s data better than the manual system. 

(Edited by R.Wamochie)

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