Former commissioner of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Roselyne Akombe is suspicious of the ongoing Huduma Namba mass registration.
The listing was to be closed on May 17 but President Uhuru Kenyatta extended the exercise by a week to ensure more Kenyans are entered into the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS).
"Kenyans are determined to register for their Huduma Namba [so] I have obliged to the numerous requests to give them an opportunity to do so," Uhuru said on Friday.
Reacting to Uhuru's announcement, Akombe alleged that the government was planning to sell data collected through NIIMS to top corporations.
"... and the race to control Big Data and sell it to the highest corporate bidder continues... #HudumaNamba," she tweeted.
Akombe has been very critical of various state projects and programmes since she left the country about two years ago.
She resigned from the IEBC and fled Kenya citing death threats following disputed August 8, 2017, presidential elections.
Currently, Akombe is based in the United States of America where she works as the Chief of Policy Planning and Guidance at the United Nations.
She joins other prominent Kenyans who have been sceptical about the Huduma Namba and include, lawyer Miguna Miguna, economist David Ndii, politician Martha Karua among others.
However, contrary to Akombe's claims, the government has been consistent that the Huduma Namba data was purposely for national planning and easy provision of services to citizens.