<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">@Magdalene, the article refers to Statute Law Misc Amendment Act (18 of 2018). It was a long Bill of about 86 pages amending over 20 laws. For the Registration of Persons, the effects are quite substantial and one would have expected an entirely new Act to better detail all the issues, including data protection and administration of digital ID. Please see below the amendments that have been made: <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><div style="left: 334.417px; top: 845.25px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">Insert the following new definitions in proper alphabetical sequence- </font></span></div><div style="left: 94.8317px; top: 872.835px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">"Biometric" means unique identifiers or attributes including fingerprints, hand geometry, earlobe geometry, retina and iris patterns, voice waves and Deoxyribonucleic Acid in digital form; </font></span></div><div style="font-size:19.1667px;font-family:serif"><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">"Global Positioning System coordinates" means the unique identifier of precise geographic location on the earth,expressed in alphanumeric character being a</font></span><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"> combination of latitude and longitude; </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">"physical form" means existing in a form that one can see and touch; and </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">"Principal Secretary" means the Principal Secretary in the ministry responsible for matters relating to registration of persons. </font></span></div><div style="left: 310.833px; top: 274px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">s.5(l)(d) Delete the and substitute therefor - </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">county of birth; or </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">county of residence. </font></span></div><div style="left: 271.582px; top: 390.417px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(I)(g) Delete paragraph (g) and substitute therefor the following new paragraph - </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(g) place of residence and postal address, Global Positioning Systems coordinates, Land Reference Number, Plot Number or House Number, if any; </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(l)(h) Insert the words "in physical form"immediately after the words "toe impressions". </font></span></div><div style="left: 273.167px; top: 600px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">Insert the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (h) - </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(ha) biometric data. <br></font></span></div><div style="left: 342.415px; top: 626.835px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:19.1667px;font-family:serif"><div style="left: 273.167px; top: 770px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">9A. (I) There is hereby established the National Integrated<span class="gmail-highlight gmail-selected"> Identit</span>y Management System </font></span></div><div style="left: 400px; top: 814.417px;"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(2) The functions of the system are - </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(a) to create, manage, maintain and operate a national population register as a single source of personal information of all Kenyan citizens and registered foreigners resident in Kenya; <br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:19.1667px;font-family:serif"><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(b) to assign a unique national identification number to every person registered in the register; <br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:19.1667px;font-family:serif"><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(c) to harmonise, incorporate and collate into the register, information from other databases in Government agencies relating to registration of persons; <br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:19.1667px;font-family:serif"><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(d) to support the printing and distribution for collection all national identification cards, refugee cards,foreigner certificates,birth and death certificates,driving licenses,work permits, passport and foreign travel documentation, student identification cards issued under the Births and Death Registration Act, Basic Education Act, Registration of Persons Act, Refugees Act,Traffic Act and the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act and all other forms of government issued identification documentation as may be specified by gazette notice by the Cabinet Secretary; </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(e) to prescribe,in consultation with the various relevant issuing authorities, a format of identification document to capture the various forms of information contained in the identification documents in paragraph (d) for purposes of issuance of a single document where applicable; </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(f) to verify and authenticate information relating to the registration and identification of persons;</font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(g)to collate information obtained under this Act and reproduce it as may be required, from time to time; </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(h)to ensure the preservation,protection and security of any information or data collected, obtained,maintained or stored in the register; </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(i)to correct errors in registration details, if so required by a person or on its own </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">initiative to ensure that the information is accurate, complete, up to date and not misleading; and </font></span></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(j) to perform such other duties which are necessary or expedient for the discharge of functions under this Act. </font></span></div><div style="font-size:20px;font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">(3) The Principal Secretary shall be responsible for the administration, coordination and management of the system. <br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:20px;font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2"><br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:20px;font-family:serif"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><font size="2">Source: <a href="http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/AmendmentActs/2018/StatuteLawMischellaneousNo18of2018.pdf">http://kenyalaw.org/kl/fileadmin/pdfdownloads/AmendmentActs/2018/StatuteLawMischellaneousNo18of2018.pdf</a> From page 8-12 of the document </font></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Il giorno mar 22 gen 2019 alle ore 09:10 Magdalene Kariuki <<a href="mailto:magdalene.kariuki@gmail.com">magdalene.kariuki@gmail.com</a>> ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Dear fellow listers,<div><br></div><div>Happy New Year (albeit late).</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you Grace for sharing this information. </div><div><br></div><div>Just a few concerns about privacy of persons and the protection and use of information. </div><div><br></div><div>While I appreciate and understand the need for Government to address issues relating to threats to security (assuming that this is where the need for such kind of information stems from), what kind of guarantees are there that ensure this information is not traded? What kind of data protection mechanisms are in place?</div><div>or have these concerns already been raised and addressed in the new legislation?</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Magdalene <br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_8267042721433408418gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 21, 2019 at 12:16 PM Grace Bomu via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Full story here <a href="https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/Uhuru-backs-law-change/3946234-4943254-s1fi2b/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/economy/Uhuru-backs-law-change/3946234-4943254-s1fi2b/index.html</a><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_8267042721433408418gmail-m_6881250228004315233gmail_attr">Il giorno lun 21 gen 2019 alle ore 14:51 Grace Bomu <<a href="mailto:nmutungu@gmail.com" target="_blank">nmutungu@gmail.com</a>> ha scritto:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><div><p>Listers,<br></p><p>The government is now free to collect data on Kenyans’ DNA and
physical location of their homes including satellite details during
registration of persons.</p></div><div><p>This follows President Uhuru
Kenyatta’s approval of amendments to the Registration of Persons Act
that has included the two to the list of requirements needed at the
national people’s registry.</p></div><div><p>Adults applying for
documents such as IDs will be required to provide additional information
about their location, including land reference number, plot number or
house number.</p></div><div><p>The ministry is also seeking to introduce
Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates in the registration of
persons, enabling the tracking of their location via satellite.</p><p><br></p><p>More <a>here </a><br></p></div></div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_8267042721433408418gmail-m_6881250228004315233gmail-m_670674501496833639gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Grace Mutung'u <br>Skype: gracebomu<br>@Bomu<br><span style="font-size:12.8px">PGP ID : 0x33A3450F</span><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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