Huduma Namba has been trending for the better part of the day as some Kenyans refuse to comprehend while others are still shocked by the contents of a proposed Huduma Namba Bill 2019.
“With the Huduma Namba, every individual resident shall have a mandatory obligation to present it in order to be issued with basic public services like passport, driver’s license, paying taxes, transacting in financial markets, open a bank account, access universal health care benefits among others, ” reads a section of the Bill.
The bill also proposes outrageous fines and heavy jail terms for those who contravene Huduma Namba, emphasizing to the public how dire this identification number is.
“Transaction without Huduma Namba and an offence for failure to register at birth will each attract one-year imprisonment or Ksh 1M fine. Any enrollment offences will be punishable by a five years jail term or Ksh 5M,” reads another section of the Bill.
As expected Kenyans on Twitter have been firing salvos at the government for all the right reasons, questioning what happened to the court ruling that discouraged the government from making Huduma Namba a prerequisite to obtaining basic public services. Here are some of the hilarious memes that will throw you back to the hustle of getting the Huduma Namba.
1. And why on earth would someone not register for Huduma Namba?
Those who registered for #HudumaNamba did it quietly and with decorum. Those who didn't are all over the streets of twitter shouting #hujumanamba and #ResistHudumaNamba. Why can't you too resist quietly and with decorum? Or your conscience can't let you? pic.twitter.com/TWFRAlGZdt
— eMANcipated 🇰🇪 (@simon__nduati) May 18, 2019
2. Dear government, one day at a time, please.
If I was to ask does anyone know what his/her #HudumaNamba is?
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Don't we need to be issued with this number first before u put it into law?🤷🏽♂️
How can something non existent be mandatory?🤔 pic.twitter.com/tLWgSTeyQo— ping pong official 🇰🇪 (@pauliddiali) July 18, 2019
3. Lol! But why? You ask.
Interior CS Fred Matiang'i says 31 million Kenyans have registered for Huduma Namba and there will be no extension.
KOT yapping online but guys out there have already taken Huduma Number. Let's complete the journey. 😂😂😂#HudumaNamba pic.twitter.com/s0Z4VJw0C9
— Cyprian Nyakundi Escobar (@CisNyakundi) May 13, 2019
4. When you know the secret to kenyans hearts
The people asking us how we voted for jubilee twice are currently lining up from 6 to 6 for a #HudumaNamba pic.twitter.com/CXZL1l8uDe
— kim (@kajonee) May 15, 2019
5. Local Man is Happy.
Great news no huduma number no marriage ,local man is happy #HudumaNamba pic.twitter.com/JG6bZR7hhM
— Mukujin bartowski (@Lwangees) July 18, 2019
6. It ain’t stopping.
#HudumaBill2019 @HudumaKenya #HudumaNamba SCAM pic.twitter.com/wlyaTsrseV
— Timothy Mutua (@TimothyMutua19) July 17, 2019
7. For those of us who will be deported.
#HudumaNamba when get to the US after am deported for not having huduma namba pic.twitter.com/PcpQiJCVxz
— Don (@don_dawny) July 17, 2019
8. Where did we go wrong?
This is me trynna grasp the concept of how a sovereign state forces policies down the throats of its citizens without prior consultation of stakeholders. Everything in this country is a racket 🤦♂️🤦♂️#HudumaNamba pic.twitter.com/SODdilxQ7R
— Savian Andre (@savian_andre) July 17, 2019
9. When you thought the court was gonna save the day.
What court orders are to govt #HudumaNamba pic.twitter.com/Jp8N3ekg1V
— Mukujin bartowski (@Lwangees) July 18, 2019
10. How the government is looking into the future.
Uhuru: I can barely see my legacy even through these lens. ##HudumaNamba #Yvonne #Waiguru pic.twitter.com/fC97iSUjIB
— Ustad Junior (@ustad_junior) May 25, 2019
