by Mark Obar President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza administration is currently conducting the registration of Maisha Namba, a personal unique identifier. This, according to Ruto, is meant for his government to enhance service delivery to citizens by embracing Information and […]
Nairobi, Kenya: Today, a coalition of civil society and community-based organizations working at the national and grassroots levels have come together to express concerns with the Kenyan government’s new plan to roll out a unique personal identifier, dubbed “Maisha Namba”, […]
By BRUHAN MAKONG NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 13 – Kenyans could soon begin using a digital ID after a critical government committee endorsed the proposed design and security features of a new card. The technical committee of Principal Secretaries with dockets […]
In Summary The previous administration launched the Huduma Namba digital program which was stopped by the courts over data protection concerns. Kenya Kwanza administration is now rolling out similar digital IDs but with additional features. by ALLAN KISIA The government […]
Press statement LHR represents over 100 people in a court challenge against the Department of Home Affairs’ (DHA) ID blocking practice. This case will be heard in the Pretoria High Court on 20 and 21 September 2023. In May 2012, […]
Armand Mouko Boudombo Derrière les reformes de la nationalité et du foncier annoncées par le président de la transition gabonaise, se cache un combat contre une « légion étrangère » qui sévit dans le pays. Ce sont des faits anodins, […]
By Ashenafi Endale New Director vows to clear 300,000+ passport application backlog within a year The Ethiopian Immigration Service (EIS) has placed the country’s largest passport order in years – a whopping 1.5 million new documents from manufacturers in Paris. […]
By Musinguzi Blanshe Uganda’s constitution recognises Banyarwanda as an official tribe, but people who take that identity face stringent scrutiny when getting IDs. With the difficulties, many of them are opting to identify as other tribal groupings, which could lead […]
By Masato Masato Zanzibar — ZANZIBAR: TANZANIA on Tuesday granted national citizenship to over 3,300 immobile migrants, reminding them to abide by the country’s rules and regulations. Zanzibar President Dr Hussein Mwinyi, presiding over a brief certificate issuance ceremony at […]
By Bethsheba Wambura Dar es Salaam. Over 3,300 immobile migrants have been granted citizenship by Tanzania after 50 years of living in the country. Citizenship certificates were issued by the President of Zanzibar, Dr. Hussein Mwinyi, in a ceremony held […]
By Isaac Mwanza On Monday, August 14, 2023, the President of the Republic of Zambia, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema and his Cabinet held a 13th Cabinet Meeting in the Year 2023 at which Zambia’s National Refugee Policy was approved. According to […]
By Zelda Venter Pretoria – A court has found that children born in South Africa to foreign national parents do not automatically entitle them to South African citizenship. The court then turned down an application by Zimbabwean parents for their […]