This archive report was first published on 19 July 2019.
Published on July 19, 2019, the government has re-opened Huduma Namba registration for Kenyans who missed out in the last drive.
Government Spokesperson Cyrus Oguna announced that two registration clerks will be deployed in every sub-location across the country to conduct the exercise.
According to Oguna, those who did not register because they lacked birth certificates or other documents will be allowed to register.
The move comes less than two months after the government completed mass registration of Kenyans in the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS).
The Ministry of Interior has also published a bill that seeks to make it mandatory for every Kenyan citizen to have Huduma Namba.
The Huduma Namba Bill 2019 proposes that a citizen must have the unique identification number in order to get access to any government services.
Kenya's citizens have 14 days beginning July 25th to submit their views on the proposed Huduma Namba Bill before it is tabled in the National Assembly for debate and approval.
The bill states that anyone who transacts business without Huduma Namba will be liable to one-year imprisonment or pay a fine not exceeding Sh1 million.
