The Government has extended the deadline for Huduma Namba mass registration by one week.
In a statement to newsrooms on Friday evening, President Uhuru Kenyatta expressed concern over the last minute-rush to register.
“It brings to the fore an ingrained last-minute rush habit that holds us back. Nevertheless, Kenyans are determined to register for their Huduma Namba and I have obliged to the numerous requests to give them an opportunity to do so,” he said.
The exercise is now expected to end on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 6pm.
However for Kenyans in the diaspora, Huduma Namba mass registration will continue until June 20 as earlier announced.
The statement from President Kenyatta on Friday said 42000 ‘young’ Kenyans are working as Registration Assistants, another 8000 as registration Officers and 400 as ICT officers in all sub counties.
This means that the Government is spending approximately Ksh.50.4million per day since each officer is paid Ksh.1000 daily.
Huduma Namba registration is expected to cost the Government between Ksh.5-6billion in total.
According to the Head of State, 35 million Kenyans have so far registered for Huduma Namba otherwise known as the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS).
Four days ago, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i had warned that there would be no extension of the deadline for the registration.
““Kenyans need to know that we are paying those conducting this exercise Ksh.1000 a day and in case we extend by a day then it means we are going to spend a little more money, ” he said during a press conference at Harambee House, Nairobi on Monday.
And earlier on Friday, the Law Society of Kenya reiterated that registration is not mandatory and the government should not set any deadlines.
“Members of the public are advised that based on the Court orders, registration for Huduma Namba is not mandatory…No one should be denied any government services for failing to register, ” read the statement.
Anonymous says
They extension is too late and one week aint enough when the hyenas in the government don’t join the lines each time they surface for the service. They’ve no idea of the teality on the ground.
Those praises don’t mean a thing. The period should have taken a whole year and not 45 days.
Why the rush to get kenyans get the huduma numba or is it a way of those who have been looting to loot in the name of huduma namba and using the masses to a prove the looting by the looters with policies of looting and looting and adding no value to the republic on Kenya.
The huduma numba which will come with a chip remains to be the mark of the beast as simple as that.
Anonymous says
Beast or no beast we already enough beasts in the lives of Kenyans and if in doubt bring back to life msando and baby pendo. What’s most suspect is the apparent “emergency” the huduma number is meant to address and the same company that messed up the election is still behind the huduma number. Its absurd to be Ruled by a government that its own people treat with suspicion.
Kkku says
Kkkk.Kenya struggle for independence.The Kenyans suffered a lot during the struggle for their independence.The British colonisers abused the Kenyans.They took their land ,cattle,mines and many other resources.The worse thing they did to the Kenyans was to castrate most of the men that resisted colonisation and were fighting hard to get back their resources.This is the worst crime that can be committed by other human beings.Those Kenyans will live with those scars forever.It appears that method was used by the British in all the countries that they colonised.Some say that they still practise the same thing even to date.It is something that they are proud of.Kenya news.kkkkk