State beats hasty retreat after Huduma Namba discard threatCabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Security Dr Fred Matiang'i with Kisumu governor Anyang' Nyongo during the launch of Huduma Namba at Jomo Kenyatta Sports ground Kisumu on April 12, 2019. SEE ALSO :Huduma Namba: Matiang'i under Senate fire for skipping sessionSo you’re saying the government is so efficient that it can cross reference the identity of everyone who hasn’t registered with SIM registry details and then cut off those numbers? If they could do that why would they need the huduma namba in the first place? #ResistHudumaNamba — #PunguzaMizigoBill2019 (@EAukot) April 18, 2019Among the punitive measures would be the inability to use one's mobile phones, access to MPesa Service, Airtel Money, and ATM withdrawals. Netizens reacted angrily to this statement wondering why a State Institution would disobey a court order directly.According to the ICT Ministry, more than 10 million Kenyans have so far registered on the Huduma Namba bio-database.

Source: Standard Digital April 18, 2019 17:19 UTC