Kenya now issuing National Identity Cards with Expiry Dates!
@SIDIKIMPOLE (2248)
Eldoret, Kenya
May 10, 2025 3:45am CST
My country, Kenya recently introduced a new feature on its citizens National Identification Cards; Expiry dates. The card has also been given a new name "Maisha Digital ID" 'Maisha' is a swahili word for "life". New holders have a validity period of 10 years after which renewal must be done by the holder. Although many have found the mover rather foreign and arguable, a better number of subjects are comfortable with it since it is likely to reduce cases of fraud, where IDs of people who died many decades ago have been used to register mobile SIM cards and even used to transact. Does your National ID Card bear an expiry date?
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@LadyDuck (474085)
• Italy
10 May
@SIDIKIMPOLE - Most European countries have a National ID that expires after a given number of years.
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@LadyDuck (474085)
• Italy
10 May
@SIDIKIMPOLE We need to renew ours every 10 years, a new recent photo is also needed. Should we move and our address change, we must go within three months so a new one with the correct address is issued.
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (2248)
• Eldoret, Kenya
10 May
I can see it shares some similarity with ours
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@Ineeddentures (1068)
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10 May
We do not have a National ID card.
It was talked about a few years back but as far as I know nothing happened to deliver it to us all.
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (2248)
• Eldoret, Kenya
10 May
What makes you identify with your country, I mean how does one know your nationality?
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (2248)
• Eldoret, Kenya
10 May
@Ineeddentures Alright. And how about those who have not learnt how to drive
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@Ineeddentures (1068)
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10 May
@SIDIKIMPOLE
That's a really good question.
I suppose our Driving licenses are one form of ID we use.
Other than that I am unsure
Must look into why ID cards never happened
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@wolfgirl569 (115913)
• Marion, Ohio
10 May
We have drivers license or state ID cards. They need renewed every 4 years
@SIDIKIMPOLE (2248)
• Eldoret, Kenya
10 May
How about your National Identity Cards,,
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@JudyEv (353170)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 May
@SIDIKIMPOLE We don't have these. We have drivers licence which has our photo on it and there are photo cards for those who don't drive. We also have 'proof of age' cards.
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (2248)
• Eldoret, Kenya
10 May
@JudyEv Wow. How about the underage, are they given birth certificates or notifications as is the case here in Kenya
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