×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

When Kenya almost had two national Identity cards

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

KANU executive officer Mwai Kibaki, KANU VP Oginga Odinga and the new Kenya Party leader Michael Blundell at Parliament Buildings, March 8, 1961. [File, Standard]

If all goes according to plan, Kenyans will have a new form of identification before end of the year. The Universal Personal Identification, the new ID, will join a long list of identification documents.

In 1957, when Kenya proposed to introduce a universal form of identification, there was a revolt. All the Europeans in the colony rejected the idea of having their fingerprints taken.

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.
Bold Reporting Takes Time, Courage and Investment. Stand With Us.
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Uninterrupted ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimized reading experience
  • Weekly Newsletters
  • MPesa, Airtel Money and Cards accepted
Already a subscriber? Log in
Rugby
How broken league is derailing Kenya Lionesses' future
Athletics
Adak wants media to report doping issues with precision
By AFP 22 hrs ago
Premier League
Liverpool boss Slot says Salah victim of 'his own standards'
By AFP 22 hrs ago
Football
Real Madrid face Man City, PSG draw Chelsea in Champions League last 16