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

[Josiah Mugambi]

Incidentally www.births.go.ke is reported by my browser as hosting malware
so be careful...
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Josiah Mugambi


On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Wainaina Mungai
<wainaina at madeinkenya.org>wrote:

> 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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