Bill Gates pushes digital ID for newborns in Kenya as critics warn of surveillance risk

According to the Kenyan Daily Post, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s role in assisting the Kenyan government in its development and rollout of a government-backed digital ID program was announced after a recent series of ‘closed-door meetings’ with Kenyan President William Ruto. (The Defender) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is continuing its global push to support government-backed digital ID programs — this time setting its sights on Kenya, where it will advise the government