Author Archives for Bronwen Manby

Uproar over government’s plan to ‘block’ Kenyans without Huduma Namba from accessing services

July 19, 2019 3:50 pm Published by Comments Off on Uproar over government’s plan to ‘block’ Kenyans without Huduma Namba from accessing services

by Brian Sikulu. Kenyans on social media have come out to express mixed reactions after the government proposed a Bill that will deny Kenyans without Huduma Namba access to crucial public service. If the proposed Bill is passed into law, […]


Uganda: Minister Admits to Mistakes in ID issuance

July 18, 2019 4:48 pm Published by Comments Off on Uganda: Minister Admits to Mistakes in ID issuance

By Marion Ayebazibwe Government has acknowledged mistakes in the process of acquiring new and replacing lost national identification cards. The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Hon. Obiga Kania, was on Wednesday, 17 July 2019, responding to a matter of […]


Kenya: New law to make Huduma Namba compulsory

July 18, 2019 2:54 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: New law to make Huduma Namba compulsory

By DAVID MWERE The Huduma Namba will serve as the official sufficient proof for identification in the country and its registration will now be mandatory for access to government services if the draft Huduma Bill 2019 is enacted by the […]


Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 35th Session of the Universal Periodic Review: Kingdom of Lesotho

July 18, 2019 2:00 pm Published by Comments Off on Joint Submission to the Human Rights Council at the 35th Session of the Universal Periodic Review: Kingdom of Lesotho

1. The Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI), the Southern African Nationality Network (SANN) and Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) make this joint submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), on the right to a nationality and human rights challenges […]


Zimbabwe: Mr Registrar-General, let the people go

July 16, 2019 8:08 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: Mr Registrar-General, let the people go

Guest column: Paul Kaseke For some time now, Zimbabweans have not been able to renew their passports or obtain new ones due to what the Registrar-General’s office has termed ‘an acute shortage of passport paper’. It almost seems like the […]


Kenya: Decades later Shona speak Kikuyu but still lack IDs

July 15, 2019 5:44 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Decades later Shona speak Kikuyu but still lack IDs

By George Mugo In Summary: Shunned in Kenya and Zimbabwe, the Shona are unable to do business legally or own property. They were allowed to register with Huduma Namba as stateless people, but are yet to be given IDs. Over […]


Zimbabwe: National documentation hearings start in Matabeleland North

July 15, 2019 5:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Zimbabwe: National documentation hearings start in Matabeleland North

Pamela Shumba, Senior Reporter PUBLIC hearings on the national inquiry on access to national documentation in the country are set to commence today in Matabeleland North province. In a statement, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) said the public hearings, held […]


CRC Concluding Observations: Cote d’Ivoire 2019

July 12, 2019 7:06 pm Published by Comments Off on CRC Concluding Observations: Cote d’Ivoire 2019

Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Côte d’Ivoire CRC/C/CIV/CO/2 Birth registration 24.The Committee is concerned about: (a)The very high number of children who do not possess a birth certificate and that parents incur multiple direct and indirect costs […]


Egypt: Parliament approves in principle new law regulating granting citizenship by investment

July 9, 2019 7:24 pm Published by Comments Off on Egypt: Parliament approves in principle new law regulating granting citizenship by investment

The Egyptian parliament approved on Sunday some amendments drafted by the government to two laws regulating Egyptian nationality (law 26/1975), and the residence of foreigners in the country (89/1960). The parliament’s forth legislative term will conclude this week, totalling 10 […]


No ticket to ride: Zimbabweans trapped for months without passports

July 8, 2019 9:07 pm Published by Comments Off on No ticket to ride: Zimbabweans trapped for months without passports

With the registry office facing a backlog of 280,000 applications, some people have waited close to a year to work or study abroad Nyasha Chingono Every morning for the past two months Eldah Makuvise, 35, has braved the cold winter […]