[kictanet] www.births.go.ke & SMS

[Wainaina Mungai]

The daily queues outside Sheria House are a sign that it is time to speed-up
digitization of the birth registration process. To solve the problem, I
believe the Kenya ICT Board should lobby for immediate and longterm action
within government:

*Immediate steps*
*1. Application forms: All aplication forms must be availed on
http://www.births.go.ke/ and the website made public asap.*

2.* Tracking*: Parents should be able to track applications via SMS and via
http://www.births.go.ke/ and via SMS. Models of this exist in government and
it's simply a matter of replicating the approach.
  - National ID card application status -
http://www.identity.go.ke/search.html
  - Passport application status -
http://www.immigration.go.ke/index.php?id=25

3. No identity cards (or even primary school admissions) should be issued
without the birth certificate. This will encourage registration of births.


*Longterm actions*
* Every maternity hospital must submit birth information on a daily basis
(electronically) and parents issued with a serial number for use in tracking
and collecting the birth certificates. Home births via midwives must also be
submitted via a registered midwife who must be attached to a local
government hospital.

Regards,
Wainaina
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