As Kenya prepares to adopt a completely automated biometric identity system, everything is set to go. Kithure Kindiki, the Cabinet Secretary for the Interior and National Administration, stated on Wednesday that Kenya is aiming to transform its present automated fingerprint identification system into an automated biometric identification system going forward. "Currently, we have an ID System in Kenya that is semi-automated. Going forward we are looking at upgrading the automated fingerprint identification system." https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2023-05-24-kindiki-kenyans-to-get-id-with-machine-readable-chip-qr-code/ According to the CS, the automated biometric identification system will include facial recognition and other biometrics outside the fingerprint, such as the iris.

Source: The Star May 24, 2023 13:53 UTC