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Government denies claims of electronic chips implanted in newborns

PS Julius Bitok hands over copies of Digital ID FAQ booklet to Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops chairman Archbishop Martin Kivuva.[Office of the Immigration PS].

The government has distanced itself from allegations that newborns will be implanted with electronic chips as a form of digital identification.

Speaking to Catholic bishops in Nairobi on Wednesday, November 29, Immigration Principal Secretary Julius BItok said the allegations are nothing but a false narrative driven by their rivals.

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