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- Kenya has introduced a digital ID for its citizens in a bid to boost e-commerce, curb online fraud and improve the quality of the government services. Lack of a digital ID has stifled the expansion of e-commerce activities, which depend on digital trust to process transactions
Kenya has introduced a digital ID for its citizens in a bid to boost e-commerce, curb online fraud and improve the quality of the government services. Lack of a digital ID has stifled the expansion of e-commerce activities, which depend on digital trust to process transactions.
A document will be in place by February 2024, which will be key in authenticating citizens to access the over 5,000 government services, which have been digitized.The various government agencies will now be able to efficiently provide services to the correct persons without imposters, or fraudsters, coming in between as those requesting services will be authenticated online via their biometrics which are largely fool proof.
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According to Statista, e-commerce use in Kenya is above the regional average, with revenues expected to grow annually by 16.4 percent by 2025, to hit US$1.1 billion.
