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Kenyans to receive Maisha cards from November 1

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Immigration and Citizen Services PS Julius Bitok displays a copy of a booklet on Digital ID at Serena Hotel, Nairobi. Looking on is Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Irungu Houghton. [Immigration Department]

Kenyans will start receiving Maisha cards from today, Wednesday, November 1, Immigration and Citizen Services Principal Secretary Julius Bitok has said.

In a statement, Bitok said the issuance of the cards will mark the beginning of digital identification registration in the country, now in its pilot phase.

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