Ruling on Huduma card a big setback for PWDs

Men display their Huduma Number ID cards given by President Uhuru Kenyatta during the Mashujaa Day celebrations on October 20, 2020 at Gusii Stadium. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The ruling by Judge Jairus Ngaah that the Huduma Namba project is illegal is a big setback to those of us who hoped for its success.

The way it had been tailored and sold to Kenyans, the Huduma card was to be the one single source of all truth about an individual thus making it unnecessary to carry other identification documents for government services and for travel within East Africa.