Kenya: Court overturns orders blocking Maisha Namba rollout
Published: 12/Août/2024
Source: Citizen.digital (Nairobi)
By Dzuya Walter
The Milimani High Court has overturned earlier orders that had suspended the implementation of the Unique Personal Identifier, also known as the Maisha Namba.
In its Monday decision, the court stated that the government demonstrated that suspending Kenyan registration has a very direct and immediate negative impact on very large populations of people.
« Having regard to the foregoing reasons I am persuaded that it is not in public interest to maintain the interim conservatory orders, »reads the ruling.
The implementation was halted pending the outcome of a petition filed by Haki na Sheria Initiative against the national government, Attorney General, Interior Cabinet Secretary, and Principal Registrars of Births, Deaths, and Persons.
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