eCitizen (Government of Kenya) (2025) Government website / press release

Health ID – Next-Generation Biometric eKYC

Government of Kenya

Ref: SRC-009-KEN-001

https://ekyc.ecitizen.go.ke/

Accessed: 10/31/2025

Summary

Government platform for biometric electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) service providing identity verification through biometric capture with liveness check, matching against National Registration Bureau biometrics database. Supports face and fingerprint scanning via phone camera.

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eCitizen (2025). Health ID – Next-Generation Biometric eKYC. Nairobi: Government of Kenya. Available at: https://ekyc.ecitizen.go.ke/ (Accessed 31 Oct 2025).

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