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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…

 

Social media age verification trends globally as lawmakers on 4 continents push policy

Texas is readying a bill to ban social media for minors in a global trend towards age assurance. If enacted,…

 

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Kenya releases draft guidance on biometrics, age assurance

Kenya’s data protection authority has issued draft guidance notes on the country’s Data Protection Act, including notes on the processing…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…

 

World launches World Chat mini app to connect with World App, World ID

Any mega-platform worth its salt has a chat feature, and now the World Network does, too. Last week the company…

 

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…

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