October 15, 2021 6:27 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Attorney General Kihara Kariuki has filed a notice of appeal against the judgement that quashed Huduma Namba cards rollout. The judgment was delivered on Thursday by Justice Jairus Ngaah. The AG said he is dissatisfied with the judgment. Read further: […]
October 15, 2021 1:46 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
NEW YORK—The Open Society Justice Initiative welcomes a recent judgment handed down by the High Court in Kenya declaring the data collection and roll-out of biometric Huduma cards for the country’s digital ID system, the National Integrated Identity Management System […]
October 14, 2021 6:28 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
The High Court has declared the Huduma Namba rollout illegal on grounds of conflicting with the Data Protection Act, 2019. The ruling comes after Katiba Institute, a lobby group, sued the Interior Ministry, arguing that no safeguards had been given […]
October 14, 2021 6:05 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Lennart Dodoo MONROVIA – Natural born Liberians who have taken on other citizenships are still entitled to all rights reserved to Liberians and a Liberian passport – hence a green light to dual citizenship. FrontPage Africa has obtained a […]
October 14, 2021 5:56 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Monrovia, Liberia, Washington, DC – October 14, 2021: Liberians who supposedly lost their citizenship after naturalizing in other countries can now reclaim same. The Ministry of Justice in Liberia issued an advisory to the country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs on […]
October 14, 2021 12:43 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Republic v Joe Mucheru, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Information Communication and Technology & 2 others; Katiba Institute & another (Exparte); Immaculate Kasait, Data Commissioner (Interested party) (Judicial Review Application E1138 of 2020) [2021] KEHC 122 (KLR) (Judicial Review) (14 October […]
October 14, 2021 9:49 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
By Kamau Muthoni The High Court has declared Huduma Namba invalid after ruling that the law wasn’t followed in its roll-out. Justice Jairus Ngaah ruled on Thursday, October 14, that the Government failed to conduct data impact assessment before rolling […]
October 13, 2021 9:34 am
Published by Bronwen Manby
by Werner Menges Same-sex couple Phillip Lühl and Guillermo Delgado scored a victory in the Windhoek High Court on Wednesday, with judge Thomas Masuku declaring that their first-born child is a Namibian citizen by descent. Masuku also ordered the minister […]
October 10, 2021 1:50 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
By John Wanjohi The National Assembly’s Administration and National Security Committee has endorsed a petition seeking to have the Nubian community recognized as a tribe in Kenya. The committee directed Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i to commence the process of […]
October 8, 2021 3:00 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Emanya — Joy was visible on the faces of the residents of Emanya in the remote area of Nehale Lya Mpingana in the Oshikoto region, who this week received identity documents through an outreach programme to serve rural communities. Members […]
October 7, 2021 4:57 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has recommended that States hosting Ivorian refugees end their refugee status and facilitate their voluntary repatriation, reintegration, or acquisition of permanent residency or naturalization for those wishing to remain in host countries. “In light of […]
October 6, 2021 1:07 pm
Published by Bronwen Manby
Le document de politique nationale de réforme et de modernisation de l’état civil au Congo, qui introduit la biométrie au cours du recensement, a été validé, le 6 octobre à Brazzaville, à l’issue d’un atelier dirigé par le ministre de […]