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Kenya: Uhuru okays stateless Makonde community’s citizenship, title deeds claim

Published: 13/Oct/2016
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

By PATRICK VIDIJA and CHRISPINUS WEKESA President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday issued a directive that all eligible stateless Makonde people be issued with national identity cards by December. This follows the seventh ordinary cabinet meeting that held at State House […]

Stateless Makonde people to get Kenyan citizenship

Published: 13/Oct/2016
Source: The East African

By CHARLES OMONDI and PSCU Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday directed that all eligible Makonde people to be issued with national identity cards by December. The president further ordered responsible government departments to ensure the eligible members of the community […]

Kenya: President Kenyatta apologises to the Makonde people

Published: 13/Oct/2016
Source: Kenya NTV

President Uhuru Kenyatta has personally apologised to the Makonde people on behalf of his government and the previous three that came before him. In a statement after meeting the Makonde who walked from Kilifi, the president has directed the Interior […]

The Makonde to get Kenyan citizenship

Published: 13/Oct/2016
Source: Africa Review (Nation Media Group) Kenya

By CHARLES OMONDI in Nairobi and PSCU Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday directed that all eligible Makonde people should be issued with national Identity Cards by December. The President further ordered responsible government departments to ensure the eligible members of […]

Kenya: Uhuru apologizes to Makonde community, orders their registration

Published: 13/Oct/2016
Source: CapitalFM (Nairobi)

By JOSEPH MURAYA NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 13 – President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday issued a directive that all eligible Makonde people should be issued with national Identity Cards by December. The President, who also hosted a delegation of 300 members of […]

Makonde won’t be issued with national IDs at the moment, says registrar

Published: 12/Oct/2016
Source: The Nation (Nairobi)

In Summary Makonde say they settled in Kenya in 1967. Aggrey Masai, chief registrar of persons in charge of coast, says government “cannot just register people” and what it does must be legal. By DANIEL TSUMA NYASSY A group that […]

Kenya: Stateless people give up kids so they can get IDs, schooling

Published: 12/Oct/2016
Source: The Star (Nairobi)

By ALLOYS MUSYOKA Stateless people in Kwale have said they are forced to give away their children to local residents so they can acquire birth certificates and get an education. The stateless people include the Makonde, who migrated from Mozambique […]

CMW Concluding Observations: Niger, 2016

Published: 11/Oct/2016
Source: UN Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers

Concluding observations on the initial report of the Niger CMW/C/NER/CO/1 Birth registration and nationality 36.The Committee welcomes the change in the law that allows women nationals of the Niger to transmit their nationality to their foreign husbands. In addition, the […]