State Department for Immigration issues directive new digital IDs (Maisha Card) after court ruling
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The State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services announces immediate resumption of the Issuance of Maisha Cards
The State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services announces immediate resumption of the Issuance of Maisha Cards
In a statement sent to the newsrooms on Friday, February 23, Immigration Principal Secretary Julius Bitok welcomed the High Court’s decision saying it is a reprieve to over 600,000 Kenyans whose applications for new and duplicate ID cards could not be processed.
“We assure all persons with pending applications that we will expeditiously produce IDs on a first-in-first-out basis beginning immediately,” read the statement in part.
PS Bitok also committed to continue implementing reforms to the Kenya National Identity ecosystem in a manner that respects the Constitution and the rights and interests of all citizens and clients of Government services.
“We pledge to sustain our engagements with all stakeholders for meaningful input in the implementation of the Kenya National Digital Identity ecosystem,” the Immigration PS added.
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This comes after High Court in Nairobi set aside an injunction that blocked the government from rolling out the new generation identity cards popularly known as Maisha Namba.
Justice John Chigiti while lifting the suspension on Friday, February 23 ordered the petition that had been filed by Katiba Institute to be transferred to the High Court’s constitutional division for hearing and determination.
This is after the Ministry of Interior’s lawyers Morara, Apiemi and Nyangito Advocates informed the court that the matter had been filed in two different courts and there was a risk of the courts making conflicting decisions.
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