Archives de l'auteur Bronwen Manby

Zimbabwe: Farm workers of foreign descent vulnerable to statelessness

novembre 15, 2019 10:20 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe: Farm workers of foreign descent vulnerable to statelessness

By Kenneth Matimaire Senate deputy president, Retired Lieutenant General Mike Nyambuya said farm workers of foreign descent working within the country are vulnerable to the global challenge of statelessness. Senator Nyambuya made the remarks in his keynote address during the […]


Kenya: Victory for Ambassadorial Nominee Mwende Mwinzi in Citizenship Battle

novembre 14, 2019 4:00 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya: Victory for Ambassadorial Nominee Mwende Mwinzi in Citizenship Battle

By Sam Kiplagat A High Court ruled on Thursday that Mwende Mwinzi, the ambassadorial nominee to Seoul, South Korea, cannot be forced to renounce her US citizenship as it was acquired by birth. In June, the House approved the report […]


Proposed Draft Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, 2019

novembre 13, 2019 7:48 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Proposed Draft Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia, 2019

CHAPTER IV: CITIZENSHIP Citizens on the commencement of the Constitution Every person who, immediately before the coming into force of this Constitution, is a citizen of The Gambia, shall, subject to this Constitution, continue to be a citizen of The […]


Tanzanian gov’t says unregistered phone users will not be locked out after December deadline

novembre 13, 2019 8:46 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Tanzanian gov’t says unregistered phone users will not be locked out after December deadline

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) — A senior government minister told Tanzanian parliament on Wednesday that phone users who fail to have biometrically registered their SIM cards by the Dec. 31 deadline will not be locked out. « Phone users […]


Tanzania: State – Electronic Birth Certificates in Offing

novembre 12, 2019 7:08 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Tanzania: State – Electronic Birth Certificates in Offing

By Alvar Mwakyusa in Dodoma PLANS are underway to electronically register and issue birth certificates to over 15 million Tanzanians by the year 2025 through the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA), the National Assembly was told yesterday. Tanzania’s Minister […]


Zimbabwe: Parliamentarians craft resolutions to end statelessness

novembre 12, 2019 3:13 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe: Parliamentarians craft resolutions to end statelessness

The three-day dialogue with Parliamentarians on Nationality ended in Vumba with them coming up with resolutions aimed at finding a lasting solution to the issue of statelessness by 2024. The sad and touching story of two individuals from Nyanga and […]


Zimbabwe: 3 000 Cyclone Idai survivors issued new identity documents

novembre 12, 2019 10:22 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe: 3 000 Cyclone Idai survivors issued new identity documents

More than 3 000 Cyclone Idai Survivors, who lost their identity documents during the Idai disaster, have been issued with new documents after the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) offered support to the Registrar Generals’ office. The identity […]


Uganda: When Amin effected his dream

novembre 11, 2019 6:52 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Uganda: When Amin effected his dream

On November 12, 1972, former president Idi Amin Dada had a dream. And he moved on to effect the dream, 47 years ago. While on a visit to Tororo, President Idi Amin announced the expulsion of Asians of British citizenship […]


Zimbabwe: ‘Stateless’ prisoners rot in jail

novembre 11, 2019 10:29 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe: ‘Stateless’ prisoners rot in jail

SCORES of prisoners without birth certificates and national identity cards are languishing in jail as they are ineligible for the Presidential amnesty due to their “Statelessness”. BY JAMES MUONWA A Stateless person is an undocumented individual without proof of nationality […]


Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act No 11 of 2011, as amended to 2019

novembre 11, 2019 8:30 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act No 11 of 2011, as amended to 2019

Act No. 12 of 2011, as amended by Act No. 12 of 2012, Act No. 19 of 2014, Act No. 25 of 2015, Act No. 11 of 2017, and Act No.24 of 2019. Download updated integrated text from KenyaLaw: https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/2011/12/eng@2022-12-31 […]


Kenya: Descendants of freed slaves in identity crisis

novembre 10, 2019 11:50 am Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Kenya: Descendants of freed slaves in identity crisis

By Patrick Beja Their forefathers were freed by the British Royal Navy more than a century ago but they do not feel truly free yet. They are scattered into various coastal tribes and most of their land was arbitrarily alienated […]


Zimbabwe: Parliament urged to enact laws that help eliminate statelessness

novembre 9, 2019 6:37 pm Publié par Commentaires fermés sur Zimbabwe: Parliament urged to enact laws that help eliminate statelessness

Parliament has been challenged to enact laws that resolve the issue of people who are not considered to be nationals of the country, officially known as stateless individuals. According to international law, a stateless individual is someone who is ‘not […]