NAIROBI, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Kenya said on Tuesday that it has started the process of introducing a digital ID for its citizens in a bid to boost e-commerce, curb online fraud and increase the uptake of government services.
Eliud Owalo, the cabinet secretary for the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, said in a statement released in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi that the lack of a digital ID has stifled the expansion of e-commerce activities, which depend on digital trust to process transactions.
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