The government has announced that it will issue Kenyans with a special identification number that will serve as an exclusive identification number for each citizen from birth to death.
Addressing the press on Tuesday, January 31, Immigration and Citizen Services PS Julius Bitok said that the Unique Personal Identifier (UPI) will be issued beginning March 1.
The UPI will serve as one’s primary school and secondary school number, national identification number, and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) pin. It will also serve as the driving license number and, when one dies, they will be identified with the number.
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“The Government is moving its services online by March, and all death and birth certificates will be online. They will be accessed through e-citizen services, and people will be given what we call UPI. When you register, you will automatically receive the number that will become your birth certificate number,” PS Bitok said.
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Bitok also said that all children born from March 1 will have the number. This is one of the Government’s initiatives of bringing services closer to the people.
The first civil registration office was opened yesterday in Kajiado North.
Bitok observed that people have been experiencing many challenges in applying for birth and death certificates, adding that the IPU is an indirect Huduma Namba.
