Nationality rights encompass the legal acknowledgement of an individual’s connection to a specific nation. It confers upon them the status of a citizen or a national. These rights are especially significant for women, granting them the vital ability to pass […]
By Emmanuel K Dogbevi Applying for and getting a travel document such as a passport in most African countries can be a traumatic experience for most citizens. Despite advances in technology, which normally should improve service delivery in particular for […]
By Ayang Macdonald Somalia’s Cabinet Ministers have approved a draft civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) legislation, a major step forward in the country’s quest to modernize its citizen identification system after many years of political turmoil. The document, submitted […]
By Kamau Muthoni The High Court in Nairobi has frozen a gazette notice introducing new charges for all identification documents issued by the government. Justice Lawrence Mugambi’s orders follow a case by Nakuru-based surgeon Gikenyi Magayi challenging the new charges […]
The Director-General of the Department of Home Affairs; Commissioner: Border Management Authority; Members of the Refugee Appeals Authority; Members of the Standing Committee on Refugee Affairs; Senior Management of the Department of Home Affairs; Journalists of various media houses; All […]
By Ernest Mabuza The Citizenship Act and Births and Deaths Registration Act must be repealed in their entirely and included in a single piece of legislation dealing with citizenship, immigration and refugee protection. This is one of the proposals contained […]
It will now cost you a whopping Sh2,000 to replace your National Identification Card (ID) should you lose it. Equally, you will part with Sh1,000 to register for a new ID card, the Ministry of Interior has announced in the […]
Ce sont des ombres. Des cohortes fantomatiques d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants sans existence légale, prisonniers de limbes administratifs qui les vouent aux marges des sociétés. Il y aurait 10 millions de personnes apatrides ou à risque d’apatridie à travers le monde, […]
Cabinet has approved the publication of the White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection for public comment. “The draft policy aims to provide a framework to guide the granting of residency and citizenship to foreign nationals, as well as […]
Prisca Wanyenya National Identification and Registrations Authority (NIRA) has revealed plans to seek a loan worth UXX370Bn from local commercial banks to fund the mass enrolment and renewal of national Identity Cards (IDs). The revelation was made by the Executive […]
La Cour constitutionnelle de la République démocratique du Congo a confirmé lundi 30 octobre la candidature de Moïse Katumbi à l’élection présidentielle prévue en décembre. La candidature de l’opposant avait été contestée par deux requêtes. La première a été jugée […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s top court on Monday threw out a suit seeking to bar opposition politician Moise Katumbi from running for president on the grounds that he was not Congolese. The wealthy businessman, whose father was Italian, is […]