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Government to roll out Unique Personal Identifiers in September 2023

Principal Secretary for Immigration Professor Julius Bitok and Uasin Gishu County Commissioner Addyson Nyale (left), address the media during a tour to monitor working conditions in some of his government offices in Eldoret on Friday, May 13, 5, 2023. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

The government has announced that it will start the issuance of Unique Personal Identifiers (UPI) to newborns from September 16.

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