Maisha Namba issuance to resume as Kenyan High Court lifts injunction

Kenya will resume printing national ID cards, the government announced after the country’s high court lifted an injunction against the new Maisha Namba digital ID system.

Friday’s decision allows Kenyan authorities to address a backlog of 600,000 applications for new or replacement IDs, Citizen Digital reports.

Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok thanked Kenyans for their patience with the process and says his agency is committed to expediting the digital ID issuance process.

High Court Judge John Chigiti ruled that Maisha …

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