THE AFRICA TIMES | KENYA —
Legislative Progress on National Addressing Bill 2025
The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation convened stakeholder consultations on the National Addressing Bill 2025. This initiative represents a crucial step in transforming Kenya’s outdated spatial referencing systems into a unified, digital-ready national addressing framework.
Sponsored by Kiambu Town MP Machua Waithaka, the Bill aims to establish standardized addressing infrastructure. This framework will underpin e-commerce logistics, emergency response, security coordination, and public service delivery across the country.
Current State of the Addressing System
During a review forum in Nairobi, Committee Chairman John Kiarie emphasized the absence of an integrated address system in Kenya. He stated, “As a country, we should have reached a point where we are clear about how we handle our addressing system
