Why you should boycott this Huduma Namba Nonsense

The just-concluded launch of National Integrity Identity Management System (NIIMS) by President Uhuru Kenyatta has not been doing well as expected.

A section of Kenyan leaders and opinion shapers said that the process was just but a wastage of resources but instead the government should channel the energy on important things.

The Kenya Human Right Commission (KHRC) moved to court to stop the initiative citing that the process was infringing the rights of Kenyans.

The court gave the initiative a go-ahead but barred the NIIMS from taking DNA data and GPS information and added that Kenyans should not be forced to undertake the process or denied services if not have registered.

With these rule, is there a reason to register with NIIMS?

The Huduma Namba was spearheaded by ODM leader Raila Odinga which was questioned by Kenyans as being ‘blindfolded’ by Jubilee Government.

On Tuesday, Deputy President, who was not open to the idea, registered with the NIIMS alongside his children at Langata.

Kenyans on Twitter have opened up on what they think about Huduma Namba ad why some will not register.

Why is the government being so sly with the full details concerning this huduma number?The govt needs to have a public baraza together with @thekhrc so that both sides are heard and questions asked. #BoycottNIIMS

— immy.mutheu (@immymutheu) April 10, 2019

The evil genius of #HudumaNamba is saying that all your data on one card will help you with services. Actually, it's to help with debt recovery. If CBA lends you money and you cant pay, they'll come for your house, title deed, cows, chickens, eggs, sugarcane harvest #BoycottNIIMS

— #LandFirst Mwalimu Wandia (@wmnjoya) April 10, 2019

The Kenyattas will make money from #HudumaNamba at different layers
1. They will have single access to all your property, which makes easy repossession
2. They own the information on you, so they will sell it to any company that wants access to you and your property #BoycottNIIMS

— #LandFirst Mwalimu Wandia (@wmnjoya) April 10, 2019

KHRC asked Kenyans to boycott the process because the government defied court order.

Unfortunate that the government keeps flouting court orders. This is why we are asking Kenyans to #BoycottNIIMS to show the government that we are a country of the rule of law and not the rule of kings

— KHRC (@thekhrc) April 5, 2019

The process’ main agenda is to incorporate all the information from all platforms ranging from NSSF, NHIF, to passport in one space.

The big question is, are these information not with the government already? and why use a lot of resources in Huduma Namba when they can just take information from GOK servers?

Have you registered yet, and if not why?