Kenya clarifies biometric re-enrollment rules for previously registered voters
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has sought to quell public confusion with a clarification on whether voters need…
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Kenyan high court ruling recognizes phone numbers as digital ID
A recent judgement by a high court in Kenya considers a person’s duly registered phone number as a personal digital…
Cybernetica, Tony Blair Institute pilot digital credential wallet in Kenya
A proof-of-concept to implement a verifiable credentials (VC) system to fight a growing wave of academic and public service recruitment…
Kenya streamlines access to legal and digital identity
There’s approbation in some quarters in Kenya following the assent by President William Ruto to a draft legislation that will…
Identy eyes African market with expansion to Kenya and Nigeria
Biometric authentication firm Identy has announced a strategic expansion into Africa, targeting markets that are currently investing in public digital…
World’s iris biometrics scans launch in one country, undone in another
World has made its debut in Italy, deploying Orbs to Rome to register “proof of human” with iris biometrics scans….
Kenya announces more national ID reforms to facilitate service access
The Cabinet Secretary for Interior of Kenya, Kipchumba Murkomen, has disclosed that more reforms are on the way in the…
New biometric capture not authorized for Kenya SIM registration, govt clarifies
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has explained that it has not authorized telecommunications companies in the country to collect…
Kenya considers verifiable academic credentials to phase out paper certificates
Government and other stakeholders in Kenya are brainstorming on an initiative that seeks to replace physical academic certificates with digital…
Kenya adds iris biometrics to reused tablets for voter registration
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya will soon resume a Continuous Voter Registration exercise with a plan…
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