The High Court has warned that loopholes in Kenya’s registration system are enabling foreigners to obtain national identity cards, raising concerns over citizenship integrity and governance.
Kenya's High Court flagged unauthorized issuance of national ID cards to foreign nationals, revealing critical vulnerabilities in the registration infrastructure. Identity system failures expose database governance risks—a cautionary signal for scaling citizen identification at national scale.
Court Gavel. [File, Standard]
The High Court has raised concerns over what it said was the issuance of Kenyan national identity cards to foreigners.
It warned that weaknesses in the country’s registration system threaten the integrity of citizenship documentation.
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