Kenya considers dedicated digital ID in digital trade policy reform
Kenya’s Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry (MITI) is leading an initiative that seeks to introduce a compulsory digital ID…
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Kenya to harmonize education sector data through Maisha Namba ID integration
Kenya will begin a pilot in July for a new system that will streamline education sector data management by integrating…
Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya reveal revenue generation models from national ID programs
At ID4Africa 2025, a panel of representatives from five African countries deemed advanced in identity spoke on ‘Reimagining Identity Authorities…
Kenya releases draft guidance on biometrics, age assurance
Kenya’s data protection authority has issued draft guidance notes on the country’s Data Protection Act, including notes on the processing…
Kenyan MPs want proof of biometric data deletion claim by World
Some members of Kenya’s National Assembly expect to get concrete proof from the government about full compliance with a court…
Indonesia suspends World, Kenya says delete biometric data
Indonesia has suspended World (formerly “Worldcoin”) and World ID following public complaints. The country’s Ministry of Communication and Digital has…
Advocates pick privacy, inclusion holds in Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital ID system
Fresh concerns have been raised about issues of data privacy, security and exclusion in relation to Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital…
Nearly 200 biometric election devices missing in Kenya, audit finds
More than 200 devices linked to the Kenya Integrated Elections Management System (KIEMS) cannot be accounted for at the moment….
Kenya’s birth registration reforms set the stage for automatic national ID issuance
In the near future, Kenya will introduce a system whereby citizens who attain the age of 18 will automatically be…
AU petitioned over legal ID discrimination suffered by Kenyan minority group
Legal representatives of a human rights group, Nubian Rights Forum (NRF), have submitted a petition to the African Union (AU)…
