Patrick Gathara In 2008, following the violence that accompanied the disputed presidential election, Kenyan politicians came together to form a government of national unity. One of their very first acts of the GNU cabinet was to set in motion a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Sibahle Siqathule No IDs, so no social grants: family survives off grandmother’s pension Eighty-year-old Nothembinkosi Nontsasa cuts a defeated figure sitting outside her crumbling home in Dlibona village in the small town of Flagstaff, Eastern Cape. Her adult children […]
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 […]
Eleveurs depuis des générations en Côte d’Ivoire, les Peuls risquent tous de devenir des apatrides. Par Don Murray et Horaci Garcia Marti à Kong, Côte d’Ivoire Dans la chaleur de l’après-midi, une dame âgée se penche en avant dans la pièce […]
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 […]
Aminata Sidibé was born in Côte d’Ivoire in 1960, the same year the country became independent. Three other generations of her family have followed, but all have the same problem as Aminata: they are still not recognized as Ivorian. Like […]
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – La Communauté Économique des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO), le HCR, l’Agence des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés, et le gouvernement de la Côte d’Ivoire célèbrent cette semaine les deux ans du Plan d’Action de […]