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Kenya: Why some Nubians risk missing out on Huduma Namba

Published: 15/May/2019
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

By Trizza Kimani Nubians living in Kibra may not be able to register for Huduma Namba because they lack the necessary documentation. Nubii Rights Group chairman Shaffie Hussein yesterday told the Star on the phone  that some Nubians are still […]

Kenya: No extension for Huduma Namba registration, says Matiang’i

Published: 13/May/2019
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

by KEVIN CHERUIYOT The government will not extend Huduma Namba registration, Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has said. The mass registration will end on May 18. Kenyans in the diaspora have until June 20 to register. Mass registration for Kenyans in […]

Nigeria: Birth registration: How population officials milk mothers dry (PART II)

Published: 12/May/2019
Source: International Centre for Investigative Reporting

By Adetola BADEMOSI Birth registration is the first step towards recognising a child’s inalienable right as a human being, but unfortunately, statistics have shown that Nigeria is still grappling with achieving universal registration of births. In this part two of the […]

Uganda: Gov’t to register children born during LRA war

Published: 12/May/2019
Source: New Vision (Kampala)

By Carol Natukunda The government plans to roll out a special birth certificate registration programme for children born during the war in Northern Uganda. The decision follows estimates from a pilot study done in 2018 in the region, that showed […]

Kenya: Get Huduma Namba or face arrest, official says

Published: 10/May/2019
Source: The Nation (Nairobi)

By STEPHEN ODUOR People who will not have registered for the Huduma Namba by the deadline date could be considered foreigners and a threat to national security, Tana River County Commissioner Oning’oi Ole’sosio has said. In an interview, Mr Ole’sosio […]

Nigeria: Court Hears Suit Querying Atiku’s Citizenship Today

Published: 9/May/2019
Source: Sahara Reporters (New York)

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will on Thursday open hearing into a suit before Justice Inyang Ekwo, questioning former vice president Atiku Abubakar’s claim to being a citizen of Nigeria by birth. This is coming few weeks after […]

Cattle herders face a life in limbo in Côte d’Ivoire

Published: 9/May/2019
Source: UNHCR

The Fula are pastoralists who have long lived in the country, but almost all are at risk of statelessness. By Don Murray and Horaci Garcia Marti in Kong, Côte d’Ivoire In the heat of the afternoon an old woman leans forward […]

Kenya: Lack of birth certificates hampers Huduma Namba sign up

Published: 8/May/2019
Source: NewsAfricaNow

Report by Mugure Riungu, Francis Onguko and William Sawe. Lack of identify cards and birth certificates among high school students and children respectively in Buuri East has hindered Huduma Namba registration. Area DCC Peter Jumwa said they have registered 51,000 […]