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New State registry raises fears over data protection

A section of Huduma Centre in Nairobi on July 16, 2018.[David Njaaga,Standard]

The move by the Government to set up a central digital database with unique Huduma numbers for every Kenyan has raised concerns about data protection and mass surveillance.

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