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ICT CS Eliud Owalo says digital Identity Cards are not mandatory

ICT Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo.[Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

Information, Communication, and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo has shed more light on the government's plans to introduce the use of digital identity cards to access government services online.

Speaking during the release of the ministry's one-year Status Report on Monday, July 31, the CS said the government shall not force citizens to get digital identity cards.

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