Government Spokesperson Eric Kiraithe has maintained that the State does not have any intentions to victimize or punish Kenyans who fail to register on Huduma Namba.
Kiraithe notes that Huduma Namba is voluntary, dismissing claims that those who fail to register will be denied government services.
Speaking on Citizen TV’s Day Break on Thursday, Kiraithe, however, pleaded with Kenyans to register and noted that the Namba will be critical in government delivery of services to citizens.
“Huduma Namba is a good thing and I don’t see any reason to why some Kenyans should refuse to register,” he stated during the interview.
The Government spokesperson observed that the Namba has been tailored to help Kenyans manage their own documents as they receive services.
He slammed a section of religious leaders who are associating the Namba to Satanism. He said the government cannot harm its own people and urged Kenyans to use the remaining days to register.
The Huduma registration is going on countywide and is expected to end on May 18.
The government has ruled out any possibility of extending the registration which it says will be a continuous process.
On Thursday last week, President Uhuru Kenyatta said 11 million Kenyans had registered on the system.
Kenyatta also revealed that Huduma Namba registration for Kenyans in the diaspora will start on May 6 for a period of 45 days.