Kenya is stepping up efforts to flight document forgery by adopting a digital verification system. The country is doing this in partnership with India. According to Hon. William Kabogo the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy (MICDE), his ministry is working on a platform that will allow real-time authentication of certificates and official documents. This should help do away with manual verifications.
On Wednesday, a delegation from from India, led by Anish Kumar, Advisor to India’s Ministry of External Affairs, met with Kenyan officials to discuss how Kenya can implement a system similar to India’s ‘DigiLocker.’ In India, the platform has been effective in verifying official documents securely.
“The India Government is implementing a similar initiative and ‘DigiLocker’, a similar platform is in use. We have a multi-sectoral team comprising members from different ministries and stakeholders working on the initiative to ensure it aligns with our laws and is fit for purpose,” said Hon. William Kabogo.
This partnership builds on the MOU signed with India in December 2023.
Among those present at the meeting were Principal Secretary Eng. John Tanui, Mary Kerema, Secretary ICT E-Government and Digital Economy, and other senior government officials.
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