Every Kenyan Citizen will now be required to have a huduma number (Namba) issued through the NIIMS portal. This is applicable to every person residing in Kenya. Below is how to get your Huduma Number.
UPDATE: Here a guide on checking huduma card status online
What is NIIMS in Kenya?
NIIMS is a portal for registration of all Kenyan Citizens and foreigners within the country. The National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS) is used to establish a master population register that will be the only single source of identify any person in Kenya. The process of NIIMS registration is done offline but the data is stored online and will be shared among different government agencies listed below.
After registration you will be issued with a Huduma number (namba). This however does not invalidate other registration processes like (Registration for ID or birth certificate). It only assists in issuing persons residing in Kenya with an identity number that will pinpoint them (you) across all sectors of government by just typing the number.
Function of NIIMS in Kenya
Now that we have provided a description of what niims is, here are its functions in brief;
- To create and maintain national population in Kenya
- To assign a unique national identification Huduma number to every person registered.
- Help in issuance of national identification cards, foreigner certificates, births and death certificates, driving licenses, work permits, passports and foreign travel documentation, student identification cards and all other forms of government issued identification documentation
What is Huduma Number (Namba)?
Huduma Number (Namba) is a number provided through NIIMS registration that is the ‘source of truth’ of identity of all persons residing in Kenya. Unlike a national ID or birth certificate that is issued to only Kenyan Citizens, Huduma Number will be issued to all persons residing in Kenya, be it refugees or foreigners.
Is it Must to register at NIIMS for Huduma Number?
Yes, this is a must have. If you don’t have Huduma Namber, you will not be able to access government services including registration or renewal or replacement of National ID, Application for Passport, Application or renewal for driving license, Birth certificate e.tc
Huduma Number Registration Deadline
UPDATED: The New huduma Number registration deadline after extension by president Uhuru Kenyatta are;
- Saturday 25th May 2019 for those Residing in Kenya
- Thursday 20th June 2019 for Diaspora
NIIMS Registration Form Filling Details
The niims registration form will collect the following information from you during registration;
- Bio data information
- Nationality (Citizen, Foreigner, Dual Citizen)
- Parent/ guardian details
- Place of birth
- Marital status
- Education details
- Employment status
- Disability
- Agricultural activities
- Biometric details
- Your Photo
Process of how your information is captured through NIIMS and stored
Below is step by step process on how your information is collected and stored;
- STEP 1: You will fill in a hard copy that contains your bio data, biometrics and photos
- STEP 2: This information is transferred to a registration kit that stores captured data locally
- STEP 3: At the end of the day the information is uploaded to the server
- STEP 4: The data is then the fed to the Huduma Namba Server and UPI is generated.
NOTE: Just like ID, when you apply for Huduma Number you are not given immediately. It will be generated after application.
Where will the Huduma Namber (Namba) be used?
The huduma namber (Namba) will be used for registration and processing of information in the following government departments;
- NRB
- CRD
- Refugees Affairs
- Immigration
- NEMIS
- NSSF
- NHIF
- IEBC
- KNBS
- NTS
- Among others that we will list later
How to Register for Huduma Number through NIIMS
Registration for a NIIMS for Huduma Namba (Number) is currently not done online because you are required to present yourself physically. Go to your sub chief office or sub county office if you cannot locate any registration center near your (2017 Voting Centre). In Nairobi, go to the nearest place of residence chief’s office.
Huduma Centers are currently not registering for Huduma Number but we will update when they start.
Diaspora Huduma Number Registration
Huduma Namba registration begins on May 6th for a period of 45 days at Kenyan Embassies and Consulates for those in diaspora or out of the country.
Short Video on How Huduma Number Registration works
666 Beliefs in Kenya
Some of you have been linking 666 as mentioned in the bible and Huduma Number (update:check comment section below). You argue that the word “Huduma” and “Number” are all 6 letter words. All we can say that this is just a coincidence and has nothing to do with 666 concerns. Go get your Huduma Namba.
Huduma Card Collection
We have provided a detailed on where to collect your Huduma Number Card in Nairobi County.
UPDATE: Learn how to check huduma number collection status online
Huduma contacts and Official Details
- Download Huduma Registration form pdf
- Huduma Number official website: https://www.hudumanamba.go.ke/
- Email: info@hudumanamba.go.ke
- Telephone Number: +254-20-2227411
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What if you registered this thing using different tell number ______________
We have responded to a similar question here: https://kenyayote.com/ask/293/lost-huduma-number-registration-phone-number-how-receive-sms
Kindly if I lost my number of which I have registered huduma number how can I get my huduma number or how can I get my huduma numbers message since I don’t have that number
Here is a response to a similar question: https://kenyayote.com/ask/293/lost-huduma-number-registration-phone-number-how-receive-sms
Am still doubting whether, our personal information is secure from internal or external hackers. If KRA, Safaricom being the largest government parastatals were hacked what about this digital registration.
what if I have forgotten some of my indedity card numbers
Pleas my dear how can get my hudum number
Here is to collect your Huduma Card: https://kenyayote.com/where-to-collect-huduma-number-card-specific-office-location/
what if you have a pasport and nhif card and you didnt include durindg the registration of huduma number/?
I want to be registered in huduma
if your ID card got lost and you are not in Kenya what will do
if your ID card got lost what will I do to get huduma number and deadline is over
Just use your passport only. It is enough.
What documents must I carry to register, and can a passport suffice if I lost my ID?
Yes, a passport alone is enough to get you registered.
How to i know my huduma number after registration
You are only given an acknowledgement slip…Huduma Numba will be issued later.
I kindly request to be explained on how to fill Huduma number since am in Tanzania and am far from the Kenyan embassy,and the duration which is given for 45 days, I won’t have gone to Dar Es Salaam for i am in school, so is it possible for me to fill online then on reaching to embassy i submit the forms by July. help please for we are around 15 kenyans in the institution i am.
You cannot fill online. Your finger prints are needed.
Im a Kenyan but I work in darlesalam where do I go to apply here?
How can I correct any error that occurred during the huduma namba registration
Is there any simple way we can be registered as an organization? i mean can we get huduma number clerk to register us in our institution? located at KIE opposite Malindi Airport
What am I supposed to carry with me when I go to register for huduma number?
ID if you have one
I think this is the best way the government will capture the ghost workers in the country congulation Mr President.
Why is huduma no not given in diaspora. Israel to be precise
The similarity with 666 is that you will not be able to buy and sell without the no, therefore, let us just conclude that it is a necessary evil because it will make governance easier and services faster. It makes a lot of sense for now as far as I am concerned, saitan or no saitan. After all most countries in the world have something more or less similar.
The government could have finished the so called huduma namba registration if it were online process.
#It’s a digital country yawa !!!!!!
When are the Kenyans in the diaspora especially in France ,getting their huduma cards!
As at 24th January 2021, Huduma cards are only available for Nairobi County residents: https://kenyayote.com/where-to-collect-huduma-number-card-specific-office-location/
Another way to increase corruption. Kitu kidogo will be a must!
how is huduma number related with the CRB?
how is huduma number related with the CRB
why can’t i just apply online? it cant be that complicated..
Yes good idea to our digitalised country ! Wow??
After you’ve registered,how long does it take to get your Huduma No.?
As at now it is 40 days…but days may reduce in future as the number of people registering reduce.
My girlfriend made the registration but she got no paper. How she can get now her number?
N if a person does not ave I’d card…..whats he or she will use to register…..
Are tourists currently in kenya included in this registration?
We need to register for huduma namba online Because we are away from country
You can register at the Embassy or Consulate
Do you have a sample or design of how the card will look like?
There are some people who have never got an ID but they have orginal birthcertificate will this huduma number help them eg Askari kuwashika?
my question is,how much does it cost to register and which techniques are using to ensure that this information reaches people living in rural areas and marginal areas where communication gadgets are difficult to find?
The need to have the Huduma Number just like ID will make everyone even in the rural areas to eventually have it.
where can i download the form
Which form?
Introduce this online
It is quite unclear from press reports if all foreigners, of which many are NOT in the list below, have to register or not: For example from a Local Daily yesterday “Non-citizens will as well be registered, have to produce their passports. However, only foreigners with the status of workers, students, stateless and asylum seekers will be required to register. ”
It would be useful if an authoritative government website was available so the veracity of this can be checked. hudumanumba.go.ke is useless on this matter
Sorry for that. If you are in Nairobi kindly visit the nearest chief’s office.
Hi just been clear this comment is not official but key things to carry were the copies of (Personal, parents and spouses IDs if married, birth certificates, NHIF, NSSF, KRA pin, Passport, Driving licence for some fields having the numbers might apply) the other things are the excert location of birth and current location of residence , after the county goverment was introduced the locations have slightly changed it would be important to note the excert locations before going to apply. Not all requirment are included please add the missing info
Thanks for your update.
those who are out of the country must they travel back to register?
There is an update about the same in the post above
After getting this huduma number card is their need to be carrying ID cards again?
There are some places where your ID will still be needed.
So much ado of working towards a single document and reducing the total number of documents when legislation remains unchanged
1/The only valid document for travel is a passport huduma number will only be a Kenyan document.
2/The traffic act Cap 403:36 Production of a driving licence on demand failure to which you are guilty of an offence.
3/No time frame is set on when the database is to be clean hence the commencement of the validity of the huduma number document.
4/After registration when do you get a valid operational huduma number card ?
May the steps for registration be followed as they are dictated in huduma namba registration guide lines where the work force are required to fill the hard copy and then the details captured in this hard copy form entered into the huduma namba registration digital device and not the other way round where I witnessed that your details are entered in the digital machine and the data entered is then used to fill the huduma registration forms this will help in capturing accurate data about individuals and no errors will be fed in the system
Kindly do we have a huduma application because it was said you can download and fill on-line?
We are not aware of such information. What we know is that you are required to present yourself.
A downloadable form would help to look-for and capture the required data which would safe a lot of time at the registration centre.
Why is Taita-taveta not in the system- I went to register but we looked and it was not there.
what if u were just friend with the partiner ed get child ed he /she assit in raising up the kid is he ,marriage/divorce /single or separate?
why have you not put the registration in the internet please,,,,,,its easier for someone to register in internet
What about those Kenyans register as refugee mistakenly or for drought issue
build up to that number !!!!!!!!!!!
We wellcome this digitalized registrations systems.
does that huduma number looks like Id ? or a number given so that u gram?
Where is the Huduma registration being done in Buruburu?
Visit your nearest government center
meaning one has to travel to his home county for huduma namba registration?
Check with your embassy whether there is a registration center there.
I think the government is doing the process but issue with marital status wolololo ni noma
Haha! Philip it is either you are married or not. Hapa hakuna kuhepa.
Is this a way of giving each everyone no which is profecied in Bible no 666
No letter From God falls, it must be fulfilled in any way. some day soon some how it will happen.
Huduma namba Kwa huduma Bora….count me in all the best?
How does one get this services working out of the country please
There is an update about the same in the post above
Make it an online
Kenya is a bit digital than analog
I agree.
Bulk of the requirements I see can be done online for those who can. This would help save time to be served when one presents himself/herself for verification and pending onsite registration drills.
We have Alien IDs for foreigners…. NTSA and KRA have all my records “including my mother’s maiden name”… What non sense is this? We have more pressing needs that the 6B can go towards…
It might be nonsense, but when you go to Rome, just do what Romans do, this is not your country
New Non sense and keeps adding on 🙂
Follow the nonsense and don’t be a nuisance lest you get the consequences in future
is there any charges required in applying for niims?
No, this is free.
how to apply Nhif off line
NHIF Registration procedure is available in this page: https://kenyayote.com/register-nhif-online-portal-forms-covers-payment-benefits/
Where should I get my huduma number?