Kenya approves rollout of digital IDs to reduce identity fraud


  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 Sep 2023

NAIROBI, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Kenya on Tuesday approved the rollout of digital IDs aimed at reducing identity fraud, scheduled to begin Sept. 29, a government official said.

Julius Bitok, principal secretary in the State Department of Immigration and Citizen Services, told journalists in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi that the government has set aside 1 billion Kenyan shillings (about 6.83 million U.S. dollars) for the exercise that will boost access to services online.

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