News18 September 2023 - 16:22

Maisha Namba: What you should know

The new card will include superior security and technology features.

by The Star

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World ID Day was marked in Kenya on Saturday with mass registrations for birth certificates, national ID cards and passports in Nakuru county.

The event at Nyayo Gardens was also turned into a public awareness forum on the proposed digital ID also known as the Maisha Card.

Speaking at the event, Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said the new registration system that also includes a birth-to-death unique identification number to be known as Maisha Namba will not be compulsory.

He however said the new card will include superior security and technology features.

Unlike the current IDs, it will also support a digital ID mode of identification.

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