By MAUREEN KAKAHMore by this AuthorA second lobby group has moved to court to challenge the implementation of the National Integrated Identity Management System (Niims). The group argued that several queries are still pending on the legal amendments that saw the creation of Niims, adding, there are no provisions on how the data will be collected. The forum claimed that using the new platform in marginalised areas will be difficult and unfair. “Since the sued parties have failed to address the problems faced under the simpler registration system, introducing the more complex one will leave people from marginalised areas unable to complete registration, rendering them unable to benefit from any public services,” the lobby's lawyer, Mr Yussuf Bashir, said. The Kenya Human Rights Commission has also sued the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Attorney-General, the Interior and Information Cabinet Secretaries, and the Kenya Law Reform over Niims.

Source: Daily Nation February 22, 2019 10:07 UTC