The government through the official Twitter handle for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government on Saturday evening issued a statement on the alleged hacking and deletion of Huduma Namba files.
A section of local blogs had reported that a UoN student with ICT prowess had hacked and deleted numerous files with data collected from Kenyans who had voluntarily enrolled for Huduma Namba.
The ministry has since denied the reports, terming the hacking claims as fake news.
"Kindly treat fake news circulating claiming Huduma Namba has been hacked with the contempt they deserve. The exercise is ongoing with 23.5 million people already registered. Report any misleading information you spot," read the ministry's statement on Twitter.
The ministry also attached a screenshot of the hacking alert which the government maintains is fake news.
As the deadline for the registration exercise nears, Kenyans have been reported to be turning up in large numbers so as not to be locked out.
Earlier on there was a debate on whether the government would guarantee the safety of the citizens' data with security experts calling for caution from the state.
It may take several months or earliest the end of this year before the government starts to issue Huduma Nambas to those who shall have enrolled.
According to the State House Chief of Staff and Head of Presidential Delivery Unit Nzioka Waita, the government will use the period to clean up and verify the data which Kenyans are giving field officers.
"It will take at least 6 months to clean up and verify the data before Kenyans are allocated a Huduma Namba," Nzioka said.