The officer will not need the Registrar of Births to know where and when you were born or see your birth certificate. Big brother will be complemented by other government initiatives already under way such as the issuance of smart driving licences and digital number plates, digital passports and the Integrated Population Registration System (IPRS). With your mobile number, an intelligence officer will be well armed as they track your movements and your contacts. After counting its population, the Jubilee administration is planning a digital registration of all Kenyans. The system will consolidate population registration information into a single database for ease of verification by both government and private bodies.

Source: Standard Digital February 10, 2019 10:07 UTC