Photos: Thousands show up at KICC for Worldcoin registration, turned away

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The Orbs are also available at different other stations including some Quickmart outlets. [Jimmy Mbogoh, Standard]

Worldcoin was launched on June 24, and every registered member was gifted 25 tokens, also known as WLD.

WLD can be monetized only when converted to USDT, another cryptocurrency, which is sold in Kenyan shillings.

Whoever scans their iris using a unique eye-scanning machine known as Orb gets the tokens which are an equivalent of $54 or Sh7,700.

For two weeks now, KICC has hosted crowds of people willing to join the digitized human economy.

Hundreds queue outside KICC for a retina scan with a promise to get 7000 shillings. [Jimmy Mbogoh, Standard]

The Kenyan government through the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has warned citizens against registering for the app saying that Kenyans should have knowledge of how their data will be used.

"The ODPC is aware that Worldcoin has now been launched and is processing sensitive personal data in a manner that requires a demonstration of proper safeguards under the Data Protection Act, 2019. As the ODPC conducts its assessment, Kenyans are urged to ensure that they receive proper information before disclosing any personal or sensitive data," the Commission said.

Hundreds queue outside KICC for a retina scan with a promise to get 7000 shillings. [Jimmy Mbogoh, Standard]

Orb verifications are not only happening in Kenya but also in other 33 countries with a total of 120 countries already having verified World ID users.