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The Kenya National ID is the official identification document for citizens and residents, recorded in a central population register. Kenya NID requires the user to input some data about themselves into a form, and then complete a selfie to match their biometrics against the system of record. Customers can bypass the form-fill step by passing in known identity data about the user when launching the integration. To learn more, visit the Kenya National Registration ID website.

Adoption data

This section provides insights into the adoption of Kenya National ID among users in Kenya.
Adoption29 million
Adoption sourceN/A
Adoption rate65.93%
Coverage44M
StatusComing soon!

Compliance

This section outlines compliance and regulatory requirements for integrating this digital ID provider.
Compliance dataStatus
Locality requirementsNone
Scheme-level restrictionsNone
CertificationsNone

Supported attributes

The following attributes are returned when Kenya National ID is used for identity verification:

Always returned attributes

The following attributes are always returned from a successful verification from this ID Provider.
FieldDescription
firstNameUser’s first name
lastNamesUser’s last name
dateOfBirthUser’s date of birth
sexUser’s gender
document typeType of identity document
document numberIdentity document number
nationalIdNumberMatched national ID number
match firstNameFirst name from the matched record
match middleNameMiddle name from the matched record
match lastNamesLast name from the matched record
match sexGender from the matched record
match dateOfBirthDate of birth from the matched record

Sometimes returned attributes

The following attributes are only sometimes returned from a successful verification from this ID Provider.
FieldDescription
person.middleNameUser’s middle name

Required input attributes

The following attributes are required as input to perform identity verification with this ID Provider.
FieldDescription
firstNamePerson’s first name
middleNamePerson’s middle name
lastNamePerson’s last name
dateOfBirthPerson’s date of birth
genderPerson’s gender
nationalIdNumberNational identification number