This archive report was first published on 21 December 2021.
Published on December 21, 2021, National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi recalled MPs from Christmas break to consider The Huduma Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 57 of 2021), which proposes to link Huduma Namba to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) voters register.
Amani National Congress leader Musalia Mudavadi has expressed his disapproval of the proposed integration, citing 'serious integrity issues' raised against the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS).
"A voters register is the most sensitive and delicate component of our elections. It is dangerous to do anything that will further dent public trust or that may be misinterpreted as mischief, to such a sensitive register, especially when we are already in the active phase of the electoral cycle," said Mudavadi.
He further faulted the idea of Huduma Namba playing a part in the electoral process, claiming that its registration process included the enlisting of children who are not eligible to vote.
Mudavadi, who has expressed interest in the Presidency come next year, insists that IEBC is the only mandated custodian of voter's data and register and that the use of Huduma Namba will adversely affect this role.
