11 Million Kenyans Registered for Huduma Namba, President Kenyatta Says

President Kenyatta says 11 million Kenyans have so far registered for Huduma Namba.

The registration drive was launched 16 days ago across the country and seeks to list more than 40 million Kenyans aged above six years by May 18th.

In his Easter message to Kenyans, Kenyatta has once again defended the National Integrated Information Management System (NIIMS) terming it a game changer as far as the identification of persons and delivery of government services is concerned.

“Huduma Namba is Kenya’s first digital integrated record of citizen data which gives the Government a robust platform to deliver the first-class service,” says President Kenyatta.

He also says Huduma Namba registration centers will remain open during the Easter holiday to enable more people to register.

On Thursday, State House clarified that Huduma Namba registration is a voluntary process and assured that no one will be punished for failing to register.

“There is no directive from the Government to institute any punitive measures against those who don’t register. More emphasis will be laid on civic education!” says State House Chief of Staff Nzioka Waita.

Nzioka made the clarification moments after the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) warned it would block mobile phone SIM cards of Kenyans who fail to register for Huduma Namba.

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How does a number improve…

Jamama (not verified) Fri, 04/19/2019 @ 10:07am

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How does a number improve service delivery? Which service anyway? Public schools and hospitals are in a pathetic state. No drugs, no books, no classrooms, no desks, poorly paid teachers. The boy in statehouse is a sad and pathetic excuse of a person. Bure kabisa!

11Million includes all the…

Diana (not verified) Fri, 04/19/2019 @ 05:23pm

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11Million includes all the school going children. They have been registered without their parents consent.

Kenyan children have been given Namba ya Shetani.

Jubilee government playing…

Jamama (not verified) Fri, 04/19/2019 @ 09:09pm

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Jubilee government playing fast and loose with the law, fact and the truth. bure kabisa

11 Milion Kenyans with the…

Diana (not verified) Fri, 04/19/2019 @ 02:49pm

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11 Milion Kenyans with the Huduma number also known as Namba ya Shetani.
Kenya needs prayers.

We want secession. Giving Kenyans demonic numbers is unacceptable.

@diana I wouldn't worry so…

James Mwenje (not verified) Sat, 04/20/2019 @ 10:13pm

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@diana I wouldn't worry so much about the shetani thing (I'm not religious). Worry about the safety of your data. There are enough real life nefarious characters across the globe waiting to get their hands on your data. Given Kenya's remarkable history of corruption, hacking won't be necessary.

Well@Diana u already gave…

mkenya halisi (not verified) Fri, 04/19/2019 @ 09:28pm

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Well@Diana u already gave number ya shetani huko america inaitwa social security number???Trust me it's gonna be very hard for one to get services??As the gava quoted it's not going to block pple from accessing the services but it's gonna b tedious job when u try to access them.

does these services include…

Diana (not verified) Sun, 04/21/2019 @ 05:59am

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does these services include getting arrested ???

You can get services in America without social security number. You don’t need a social security number to get a phone in America.you just need a form of Identification like passport.

Its true that services will…

James Mwenje (not verified) Sat, 04/20/2019 @ 10:07pm

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Its true that services will be difficult to access. My contention remains that the GoK has more than enough info on you to continue providing govt. services. My paranoia is based on the unknown private details of the deal with MasterCard and the strange utterances about passports and the attempts to collect taxes from diasporans from various officials. Something is not right. Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean some someone's not out to get you.