# How should our system match clients using the national client registry?

URL: https://tymirahealth.com/resources/faqs/how-should-our-system-match-clients-using-the-national-client-registry
For: Digital health teams | Digital health and technology | Reviewed by Independent clinical reviewer, Registered mental health clinician, Kenya | Last reviewed 8 November 2026

**Answer:** The Data Exchange Regulations make the client registry available to certified solutions, and Kenya's Health Sector Unique Identification Framework describes a unique patient identifier issued through the registry. Look up and link records through the registry instead of building your own national matching, store the returned identifier, and handle uncertain matches through manual review rather than automatic merging. Mental health clients may use different names across services, so protect against wrong merges, and never display full national ID numbers unnecessarily.

Sources: Kenya Law: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/ln/2025/77/eng@2025-04-11 - Ministry of Health, Kenya: http://guidelines.health.go.ke:8000/media/Health-Sector-Unique-Identification-Framework-30-August-2022.pdf - Digital Health Agency, Kenya: https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/index.html

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