More than 270,000 newborns have been registered digitally and assigned lifelong Unique Personal Identifiers (UPIs) since Kenya began rolling out its electronic birth notification system.
The new system connects hospitals directly to civil registration services, allowing details of newborns to be submitted electronically instead of relying on physical paperwork.
The system was launched in June by the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services.
Under the new process, parents can have birth information captured at the hospital, reducing the need to make separate trips to civil registration offices or Huduma Centres.
Birth certificates are expected to be processed within one to three days after an electronic birth notification is issued.
At Tenwek Hospital in Bomet County, parents have already experienced the new registration process. The digital system allows civil registration officers to enter a mother's details directly into an online portal.
The UPI assigned to each child is intended to remain with them throughout their life. It will help link an individual's records across different government services.
More than 38 newborns in Bomet had already received UPIs through the system at the time of the latest assessment.
Principal Secretary for Immigration and Citizen Services Belio Kipsang said the government is working to integrate civil registration with the Ministry of Health's hospital management system.
The digital approach is expected to make birth registration faster while improving the government's ability to maintain accurate population records.
The rollout marks another step in Kenya's wider shift from manual government services to digital platforms, with officials expecting the system to make it easier for parents to obtain important documents for their children.