Proposal to amend the constitution before the House of Representatives and Senate of the Nigeria National Assembly. The proposal was approved by the Senate but defeated in the House of Representatives 1 March 2022. 36. Expansion of the Scope of […]
The aim of this legal opinion is to analyze a recent legal measure adopted by the government of Uganda whose main purpose was to harmonize and consolidate the law on registrations of persons and to provide for a registration of […]
Though the Federal High Court merely struck out the suit challenging the citizenship of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on technical grounds, analysts argue that facts before the court suggest that the suit was just an academic exercise, Alex Enumah […]
The Citizenship and Nationality Rights Case Digest is a compilation and analysis of cases from Kenya and all over the world relating to various elements of citizenship and nationality of individuals. It is authored in simple English to enable citizens […]
Official response of the Cabinet Secretary to the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security Report on Public Petition No.41 of 2020 Regarding Recognition of the Pemba People of Kenya as Citizens of Kenya. The Cabinet Secretary states […]
By Moses Nyamori Minority communities have decried risk of exclusion from government services should the Huduma Bill, 2021 be passed without amendments. Various civil society groups yesterday suggested amendments to the Bill currently before the National Assembly to prevent further […]
The citizenship regime of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) consists of provisions contained in the 2008 Constitution (as amended), the Congolese Nationality Code (as amended), Congolese Civil Code (as amended), as well as bilateral agreements and international treaties […]
JUBA – South Sudan controversial activist Afekuyo Animu Rasasi who has been detained by the South Sudan ministry of interior for almost two months has been released on Thursday after posting a 2,500 United States Dollars bond, her lawyer has […]
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, struck out the suit seeking to challenge former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Nigerian citizenship and his eligibility to vie for the office of the president. Delivering judgment, Inyang Ekwo dismissed the suit on […]
REPUBLIC OF KENYA ; THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY; TWELFTH PARLIAMENT – FOURTH SESSION PUBLIC PETITION REGARDING THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE HUDUMA BILL, 2021 FROM THE PARLIAMENT ORDER PAPERS AND STOPPAGE OF ANY FURTHER DELIBERATIONS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ON IT, IN ITS […]
GOVERNMENT is planning to issue at least two million national identity cards (IDs) and birth certificates during a mobile registration blitz that begins on April 1. Lack of critical national documents has seen a few people, especially in Matabeleland provinces, […]
Concluding observations on the combined fifth and sixth reports of Madagascar CRC/C/MDG/CO/5–6 3. The Committee welcomes progress achieved by the State party in various areas, including … law 2016-038 reforming the Malagasy nationality code …. 20. Taking note of target […]