This archive report was first published on 19 July 2019.
July 19, 2019 - The government has re-opened the Huduma Namba registration drive, giving Kenyans who missed the initial registration another chance to sign up.
According to government spokesperson Cyrus Oguna, two registration clerks will be deployed in every sub-location across the country to conduct the exercise.
“Those who did not register because they lacked birth certificates or other documents will be allowed to register,” Oguna said during a media briefing in Marigat, Baringo County.
The move comes less than two months after the government completed mass registration of Kenyans in the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS).
Earlier this week, the Ministry of Interior published a bill that seeks to make it mandatory for every Kenyan citizen to have Huduma Namba.
The bill, dubbed Huduma Namba Bill 2019, proposes that a citizen must have the unique identification number in order to access any government services.
Kenya's citizens have 14 days, starting 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.
