Information, Communications and The Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo during a tour of the PCEA Ikinu Church Constituency Innovation Hub during the launch of the facility at Ikinu ward in Githunguri constituency, Kiambu county. Image: HANDOUT An ID that is read and interpreted by the naked eye and authenticated via human judgement across hundreds of thousands of agents is increasingly open to human error, abuse, fraud or manipulation. It is, therefore, insufficient as a trusted source of authentication. Self-identification in Africa has sometimes been oppressive and humiliating. But it has also often fallen short of the intended purposes, making it ineffective. A new digital identity is a must, in the emerging global order. The old way of doing things is dying. Those who do not change with the rest of the world must accept to become irrelevant. National identification belongs here. The origins of the Kenya personal national identification are traced back to colonial times. An ordinance signed by Sir Henry Conway, the Colonial Governor in 1912–1917, made it mandatory for all adult males aged 16 and above to have official identity documents. Identification was largely for the purpose of controlling the movement of natives. It also facilitated […]
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