New generation IDs: State to spend Sh1bn on Maisha Cards

The government will spend Sh1 billion to roll out the new third-generation IDs, which will be known as the Maisha Card. https://rb.gy/2lozd

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00:00 We are working towards a national digital identity system.

00:07 On 30th of June this year, His Excellency the President directed the Ministry of Interior and National Administration,

00:15 together with the Ministry of ICT and Digital Economy, to come up with a digital identity system in 90 days.

00:25 Today we are at the 70th day of the directive.

00:31 And today we are gathered here to be able to review the work done by the National Digital Identity Technical Committee,

00:39 who have been meeting every week since the directive was given.

00:43 Today we are the PSOs concerned with the digital identity issues,

00:50 who form the National Digital Identity Steering Committee.

00:55 So we are at our breakfast meeting here, and the National Steering Committee on Digital Identity has graciously approved

01:02 the proposals made by the National Digital Identity Technical Committee to have a national digital ID implemented, according to the directive.

01:13 So I'm happy this morning to inform the country that the Steering Committee comprising of PS, myself, PS Planning,

01:22 PS Performance Management, PS Labour, PS Internal Security, PS ICT, PS Education and PS Health,

01:32 have been able to agree and approve the idea of having national digital ID implemented.

01:40 And I'm happy to report that within the 90 days directed by His Excellency,

01:45 these teams are going to roll out activities towards implementation of national digital identity.

01:53 And third generation ID, which is a new version of the current ID which we have.

01:58 The fourth component is the digital ID, the option of having the ID on a mobile phone, instead of having a physical card.

02:06 The last component, the fourth component, is what we call the National Master Population Register.

02:12 A register which comprises of all persons living in Kenya.

02:17 That is all persons born in Kenya from civil registration, all people turning 18 years from national registration,

02:24 all persons who have migrated to Kenya from the migration database, and all refugees living in Kenya.

02:32 So it is a master population register which is able to speak to each other,

02:36 which is integrated well to the extent that whenever someone applies for a passport,

02:41 the system should be able to confirm that that person has a birth certificate, that person has an ID,

02:47 so that the system is seamless and we are able to have accuracy in our identity management system.

02:52 Thank you.

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