Maisha Card Stories

National Registration Bureau clears 600,000 ID backlog, digitises 16 million records
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 21, 2024

As part of its modernisation efforts, the NRB also invested in two new printers and live capture units to replace outdated manual processes.

State begins issuance of Maisha cards to KCSE candidates
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 14, 2024

The rollout comes in response to concerns raised by the KUCCPS and HELB over delays faced by students without IDs.

Government kicks off public participation in Maisha card legislation
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 31, 2024

The meeting with NGAO was also used to fine-tune communication around contentious issues surrounding the shift to Maisha cards including their set exp...

Maisha cards voluntary but good for you -PS Bitok
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 29, 2024

At the same time, the PS defended the 10-year expiration date on the Maisha Card as consistent with industry practices, international conventions, and...

Govt urges citizens to collect over 476,000 National ID cards across Kenya
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 27, 2024

Nairobi County has the highest number of uncollected ID cards (55,327) followed by Kiambu (37,708) and Nakuru (28,581).

Court lifts order barring issuance of Maisha cards
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 12, 2024

Immigration PS Julius Bitok informed the court in his affidavit that the court had vacated a similar order it had issued earlier this year in response...

Thousands of students at risk of missing out on HELB loans after halt on ID card printing
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2024

The court's decision follows a case filed by the Haki na Sheria Initiative which argued that the initiative lacks sufficient safeguards for the proces...

High Court halts rollout of Maisha Namba cards
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 25, 2024

The petitioner argued the implementation of the exercise contravenes various sections of the constitution including provisions for public participatio...

State to produce 15,000 Maisha Cards daily, applicants to receive documents in 21 days
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 11, 2024

Since the introduction of Maisha cards, the government has printed and rolled out 600,000 cards and hopes to have concluded onboarding all citizens wi...

Committee proposes issuance of Kenyan passport within three days
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 15, 2024

The Members of Parliament urged the government to open more immigration offices across the country to make it easier to acquire passports.

Government sets sights on Sh1 billion daily revenue from eCitizen platform
Mary Wambui  |  May 08, 2024

Prof Bitok said the current earnings from the platform get to Sh700 million from its 13 million users, a number that is below the population of regist...

Government resumes printing of IDs after lifting of the ban on Maisha Namba
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 23, 2024

In a statement released on Friday, Immigration Permanent Secretary Prof Julius Bitok said the cards could not be processed to fruition in adherence to...

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