Kenya dedicates $117M to digital ID, related projects in 2024/2025 budget

The rollout of the Maisha Namba digital ID and other digital government processes in Kenya is expected to get traction next year as the country has allocated the sum of 15.13 billion Shilling (US$117 million) to cover different activities.

The Ministry of Interior disclosed this budgetary allocation for the 2024/2025 financial year recently in a message posted to its X (formerly Twitter) account.

Per the figures from the ministry, the $117 million budget of the State Department for Immigration has …

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