2. In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires\u2014
\n\u201cAct\u201d means the Registration of Persons Act;
\n\u201cenrolment\u201d means the process of collecting specified particulars from a resident individual for the purpose of assigning Huduma Namba;
\n\u201cHuduma card\u201d means a digital multipurpose identity card issued to a resident individual;
\n\u201cHuduma Namba\u201d means a unique identification number assigned to a resident individual who has enrolled into the NIIMS;
\n\u201cfoundational data\u201d means the basic personal data of a resident individual for attesting the individual\u2019s identity and includes biometric data and biographical data;
\n\u201cfunctional data\u201d means the data of a resident individual created in response to a demand of a particular service or transaction;
\n\u201cNIIMS\u201d means the National Integrated Identity Management System established under section 9A (1) of the Act; and
\n\u201cresident individual\u201d means \u2014
\n(a) a citizen of Kenya;
\n(b) a foreign national who has been granted lawful residency in Kenya; or
\n(c) a refugee registered in accordance with the Refugees Act, 2006.<\/p>\n
3. The objects of these Rules is to\u2014
\n(a) give effect to section 9A of the Act;
\n(b) provide mechanisms for operation of the NIIMS; and
\n(c) facilitate the assigning of Huduma Namba and issuance of Huduma card to a resident individual.<\/p>\n