The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Kenya

Digital ID System

WIP

Maisha Namba/ National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS)

Governing entity: Ministry of Home Affairs
Status of implementation: Pilot
Legally binding redress mechanism: Customer service mechanism
Funding organizations identified: Gates Foundation
Technical Support organizations identified: NA
URL: https://did.ecitizen.go.ke
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: YES
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: NA
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: NA
Relationship with feeder documents: NA
Terms of data storage and sharing available: NA
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: YES
Data handling terms exist: NA
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: YES
Enables KYC packet collection: NA
Authentication through government portal: NA
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: NO

Digital Payment System

WIP

PesaLink

Payment system type: Interbank payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Bank association
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2023- USD 15 K
Annual volume of transactions: 2023- 16 M
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: 2024- 32
Types of transactions supported: P2P P2M
Type of settlement system: DNS
URL: https://www.ipsl.co.ke
Last Updated: 25/06/25
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: YES
QR code transactions: YES
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: NO
Interoperability policy: NA
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: NA

Digital Payment System

WIP

MPesa

Payment system type: Mobile money
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Commercial bank/Private PSP
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): ?- USD 1 B daily
Annual volume of transactions: NA
Cost of transactions: Free for transactions up to 100 Kshs. Then charges are based on value + payer/payee service
Number of participants: NA
Types of transactions supported: P2P P2M
Type of settlement system: DNS
URL: https://www.safaricom.co.ke
Last Updated: 25/06/25
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: YES
QR code transactions: YES
Bank participation: NO
Non-bank participation: YES
Interoperability policy: NA
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: NA

Data Exchange System

WIP

Data Exchange System

Base technical architecture: X-Road
Status of implementation: Pilot
Governing Entity: NA
Coordination unit: NA
National / Regional: NA
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: NA
Permitted participants: NA
Ownership: NA
URL: https://www.biometricupdate.com
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: NA
Real-time sharing: NA
Scalable architecture: NA
Audit mechanism: NA
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: NA
Enrolment and participation information: NA
Used by more than one public entity: NA
Impact metrics: NA