The government has revealed that it is in the process of erecting new technologies in all Huduma Centres across the country to speed up the processing of police clearance certificates, also known as good conduct certificates.
In a statement on Thursday, July 24, the Huduma Kenya Secretariat (HKS) revealed that the government will introduce Multi-Biometric Identification (MBI) systems and live capture machines in these centres that will reduce the turnaround time (TAT) and enable Kenyans to receive the documents within a day.
Currently, getting a police clearance certificate can take several days or weeks; however, the new machines, which will be used to swiftly and accurately capture an individual's biometrics, such as fingerprints and facial recognition, are expected to speed up this process.
The announcement was made after representatives from the HKS, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and Public Sector Reforms (PSR) met on Thursday to deliberate on new mechanisms that can be introduced to enhance service delivery in the centres.
