by David Indeje | Feb 28, 2024 | Digital Economy, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
Civil society organisations in Kenya have noted with concern the government’s policy to begin exclusively issuing new ID applicants and people seeking to replace lost IDs with the new digital ID, Maisha Card, despite the project’s serious design...
by David Indeje | Feb 22, 2024 | Digital Economy, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
By Linda Gichohi The Government of Kenya is spearheading efforts to enhance service delivery by embracing information and communications technology (ICT) as a core component of its reform agenda. This initiative digitizes various government services, including civil...
by David Indeje | Feb 5, 2024 | Digital Economy, Highlights, Human Rights, kictanet post
By John Walubengo The 2019 KE Blockchain and AI report had digital ID as one of its key recommendations. Having a unique digital ID per citizen or resident is an important clog in the digital economy ecosystem. It increases trust online and improves service delivery,...
by David Indeje | Dec 21, 2023 | Digital Economy, Human Rights
A petition has been filed at the High Court of Kenya, seeking to stop the implementation of the Maisha Namba Digital Identity Ecosystem, a new system of identification for Kenyan citizens. Haki na Sheria Initiative (HSI), a non-governmental organisation based in...
by David Indeje | Nov 1, 2023 | Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
Civil society has raised core concerns about the risks of Maisha Namba, which remain unaddressed. President William Ruto announced that Kenyans will be issued new digital identification cards, known as Maisha Namba, in December 2023. The digital ID will use iris and...