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Difference between Huduma number and new digital personal identification system

A Kiambu resident displays a Huduma Namba card. [File, Standard]

Information, Communication, and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo has shed light on the differences between the new digital identification system and the stalled Huduma number initiative.

Owalo clarified that there is a fundamental difference in terms of objective and context between the two initiatives.

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