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| Huduma namba registration exercise. PHOTO | RMS |
The Huduma card shall serve as the official government-issued document for identification and conduct of transactions.
This means that you will be required to have Huduma Namba to register as a voter, access universal healthcare, passport, apply for a driving license, register a mobile phone number, pay taxes, transact in the financial markets and open a bank account.
The card will be issued in three categories: Minors who have attained the age of six years, adults who have attained the age of eighteen years and resident adult non-citizens.
A Huduma card shall include information on a person’s full name, sex, date of birth, registration number, nationality or residency status, place of birth, front-facing photograph and the date of issue.
Huduma card will act as a new identification document with many features compared to the national ID currently available. According to the interior ministry, Huduma card will be a smart and digital identity.
