{
  "id": 20154447,
  "title": "DCI biometric system: How five-minute police clearance could change govt services",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/dci-biometric-system-how-five-minute-police-clearance-could-change",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T09:16:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/dci-biometric-system-how-five-minute-police-clearance-could-change-govt-services"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A government service that previously required Kenyans to wait at least 14 working days can now be processed in less than five minutes in newly connected Huduma Centres, highlighting how biometric technology could transform public service delivery. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is expanding its Multi-Biometric Identification System (MBIS), bringing faster Police Clearance…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}