Kenya: Court rescinds earlier orders blocking maisha namba rollout
Published: 12/Août/2024
Source: The Star (Nairobi)
Justice Lawrence Mugambi lifted stay order saying it’s no longer in public interest to stop the process.
In Summary
The Judge had on July 25, issued orders stopping any further roll out of the digital card.
One of his reasons was that it would be difficult to remedy damage caused if the court eventually finds the process unconstitutional.
by SUSAN MUHINDI Court Reporter
The high court has set aside orders stopping any further roll out of the new digital identity cards popularly known as Maisha Namba.
Justice Lawrence Mugambi said it was not in public interest to maintain the interim orders he had issued last month.
The Judge had on July 25, issued orders stopping any further roll out of the digital card.
One of his reasons was that it would be difficult to remedy damage caused if the court eventually finds the process unconstitutional.
What followed was an urgent application filed by CS Interior seeking to set aside those orders.
Imigration PS Julius Bitok told the court that there were over 1,215,095 backlog identity cards for Kenyans that were pending processing as at July 31, 2024.
Read further: https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-08-12-court-rescinds-earlier-orders-blocking-maisha-namba-rollout/