Kenya’s oldest woman rejects Huduma Namba

[Meria_Mata]

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Drama unfolded at Motobo village on the outskirts of Kericho town after a woman said to be 120 years old, arguably Kenya’s oldest person, declined to register for Huduma Namba and turned away registration officials. The centenarian, identified as Sarah Maina, rejected the efforts by the clerks to register her saying the Huduma Namba was no longer useful to her.

Mrs Maina took a swipe at the government of President Uhuru Kenyatta saying it had failed to assist her in restoring her eyesight and the limp in her legs and wondered why she was now being ‘forced’ to register for the number.
She said the same government had [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]failed to enlist her in the older persons cash transfer programme and added her pleas to be included in the [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]social safety net scheme had fallen on deaf ears.
Attempts by the registration clerks to convince her to be registered hit a snag as the centenarian asked her grandchildren who were taking care of her to take her inside her hut.
However, Motobo sub-location assistant chief Scandy Korir said she would try to intervene and have the granny register later.
On Thursday, retired President Daniel arap Moi registered for his Huduma Namba at his home at Kabarnet Gardens, Nairobi, while former Vice President Moody Awori also got enlisted at his home in Nairobi. ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru witnessed the registration of Mr Moi, the 94-year-old former head of state who ruled Kenya between 1978 and 2002.
The mass registration, which was to end on May 17th, was extended by President Uhuru Kenyatta for one week. Huduma Namba registration will therefore effectively close on Saturday, May 25, at 6pm.
“I have observed with concern the long queues formed during these final days of the exercise in different parts of the country. It brings to the fore an ingrained last-minute rush habit that holds us back,” said President Kenyatta.
Since 2005 the Government of Kenya (GoK) has initiated registration of persons in the country using a harmonized approach to address duplication of efforts and to cut costs in registration processes. This started with consolidation of data from primary population registration agencies.
The Government initiated the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) programme which, according to government, seeks create and manage a central master population database which will be the ‘single source of truth’ on a person’s identity. The database will contain information of all Kenyan citizens and foreign nationals residing in Kenya and will serve as a reference point for ease of service delivery to the people of Kenya.

[upepo]

That elderly grandmother can reason better than most people. Anauliza namba ni ya nini kama serikali haiweza kumsaidia kwa mambo kidogo kidogo. Hiyo namba itazuia mimi kupata accident ndani ya matatu after kina pamba wamechukua fifty zao pale kwa barabara? Hiyo namba itazuia wezi wa tender kutoroka na pesa zangu? Hiyo namba itahakikisha napata madawa pale hospitali? Kama jibu ni la, haja ya namba ni nini? Kwanza suluhisha matatizo kidogo kidogo kabla kwenda kutafuta makuu. Huwezi kun’gang’ana kuvaa koti na huna shati. Why should we embark on solving problems that don’t exist while ignoring problems that kill and maim our people everyday.

[Nimejam_bado]

The old ladys wisdom is heaven sent…kwa wale hawajachukua no. thats some concrete inspiration

[KamauLM]

She has eye problems but can see far than most of us.

[kapitan]

Huduma number is noble and it will resolve this issues because as it is now its very difficult for the government to track each and every Kenyan and accord them the necessary services because of poor information processing which comes with manual processes which huduma will resolve.

[Nixer_west]

Uhuru government want to sell the data to western powers .

[Wanaruona]

Kudos wagui usichukue hio namba ya illuminati. Gathecha should shove it down his ass.

[thesavage]

Currently there is no easy way of instantly verifying an ID card belongs to the current holder. Hii maneno ikikamilika kuna watu wengi watarudi nigeria.

[Kingilbert]

@kapitan

Huduma number is noble and it will resolve this issues because as it is now its very difficult for the government to track each and every Kenyan and accord them the necessary services because of poor information processing which comes with manual processes which huduma will resolve.

What’s that?

[MpendaAmani]

An old man sitting on a stool can see farther than a young man who has climbed a tree

Tafakari

[kapitan]

@Kingilbert

What’s that?

Poor information processing

[upepo]

@kapitan

Huduma number is noble and it will resolve this issues because as it is now its very difficult for the government to track each and every Kenyan and accord them the necessary services because of poor information processing which comes with manual processes which huduma will resolve.

The same way the digital Driving Licence, digital number plate, and speed governor have improved road safety.

[Kingilbert]

@kapitan

Poor information processing

Talking about processors, are you the gov’t information processor?

[Nattydread]

@kapitan

Huduma number is noble and it will resolve this issues because as it is now its very difficult for the government to track each and every Kenyan and accord them the necessary services because of poor information processing which comes with manual processes which huduma will resolve.

Whose fault is it that we still have piles of disconnected paper files in government offices, idle clerks and police that write OB numbers on pieces of paper? Lord knows that we have wasted many times 6 billion since 1963, and a new number will not help anybody but those who have anointed themselves to collect from every Huduma transaction.

[Makonika]

@kapitan

Huduma number is noble and it will resolve this issues because as it is now its very difficult for the government to track each and every Kenyan and accord them the necessary services because of poor information processing which comes with manual processes which huduma will resolve.

Diep.
Hii upus inbox @gashwin .

[gashwin]

@Makonika

Diep.
Hii upus inbox @gashwin .

[Ubongo]

@Nattydread

Whose fault is it that we still have piles of disconnected paper files in government offices, idle clerks and police that write OB numbers on pieces of paper? Lord knows that we have wasted many times 6 billion since 1963, and a new number will not help anybody but those who have anointed themselves to collect from every Huduma transaction.

Well spoken

[eddy_mahelo]

ha ha … i visited my grandma and we started talking about Huduma number, i told her siwezi chukua hiyo taka taka…
the way she looked at me in shock, you would have thought she was looking at Dedan Kimathi’s eyes during the mau mau war… a total rebel.

she finished with “kumbe nyinyi ni wale tunaambiwa”

[The.Black.Templar]

Nilikatazwa kucomment

[this_is_hard]

@The.Black.Templar

Nilikatazwa kucomment

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