Huduma Bill 2021

This Bill seeks to reform the identity ecosystem. It adopts the foundational Identity system model. It establishes the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) that is  a primary database for both foundational and functional data, from which every other database with personal data of residents in Kenya, such as databases of voters, taxes, and social services, will be built. This will create an efficient identity system that will present opportunities for fiscal savings, development of the digital economy and enhanced public and private sector service delivery. However, several Acts of Parliament govern social services and other types of data, such as the Citizen and Immigration Act 2011, the Tax Procedures Act 2015, the National Hospital Insurance Fund Act 1998, and the Elections Act 2011. The Huduma Bill 2019 proposes that these Acts be amended to allow for the efficiencies that will be gained by relying on Huduma Namba for identification and registration.