PS Bitok rules out mandatory Maisha Card registration » Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 29 – Immigrations Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has ruled out mandatory Maisha Card registration.
He said the government is banking on superior features to drive voluntary uptake.
The State was in the process of phasing out old IDs explaining that any new applicants receive the new chip-enabled Maisha Card.
The Maisha Namba rollout was blocked in December when the High Court ruled that without a data protection impact assessment it does not comply with Kenya’s Data Protection Act.
The ID card includes an electronic chip storing the bearer’s biometric and biographic data, and is intended to be used for access to a wide variety of public services.
For months, however, concerns had been raised by Kenyans over the inclusion of an expiry date on the new digital IDs.
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