Kenya National ID

Detects Kenya national identity card numbers (typically 7-8 digits).

Type

regex

Engine

boost_regex

Confidence

medium

Confidence justification

Medium confidence; keywords required.

Jurisdictions

ke

Regulations

Data Protection Act 2019 (Kenya)

Frameworks

ISO 27001, ISO 27701

Data categories

pii, government-id

Scope

narrow

Risk rating

8

Platform compatibility

Purview: Compatible, GCP DLP: Compatible, Macie: Compatible, Zscaler: Compatible, Palo Alto: Compatible, Netskope: Compatible

Pattern

\b\d{7,8}\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

national ID, Kenyan ID, Huduma Namba, ID number, identification, ID card, license, permit, registration, certificate

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

• 12345678 — 8-digit
• 1234567 — 7-digit
• 87654321 — Alt

Should not match

• 123456 — 6
• 123456789 — 9
• 1234567A — Letter

Known false positives

• Phone fragments. Mitigation: Require national ID keywords.