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Kenya is planning to boost digital ID issuance with new civil registration offices and help from local chiefs, and assist victims of the recent floods.
Biometrics for getting through the airport, and in one case beyond it was a common theme in four of the most-read articles of the past week.
To seal loopholes, vetting committees for IDs have been scrapped.
A leading politician calls for the establishment of an integrated African digital identity to foster connectivity and strengthen economic ties on the continent.
The government is now planning to introduce a virtual identification system for Kenyans, seemingly stepping away from the new generation smart ID 'Maisha Namba', which is currently being rolled out to replace the unsuccessful Huduma Namba.