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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Udora Orizu in Abuja The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has raised concerns over the low coverage of Nigerians in the identity development of the country, saying a unique number and digital identity could help solve the present problems facing […]
by STEPHEN ASTARIKO Thousands of Kenyans who wrongly registered as refugee will be deregistered after the government launched 30-day vetting exercise. Interior CS Fred Matiang’i said the government was aware of the circumstances under which the citizens registered as refugees. […]
By CONSTANT MUNDA Kenya is mulling giving citizenship to wealthy investors in a new push to enhance direct foreign investment (FDI) flows, the country’s investment promotion agency said on Wednesday. High net worth investors, whose enterprises are appraised to have […]
I. Organisation et objectifs 1. La Cour africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples (la Cour), sous l’égide de l’Union africaine, en collaboration avec le Gouvernement de la République de l’Ouganda a organisé du 30 octobre au 01 novembre […]
[2019] eKLR Miscellaneous Civil Application 406 of 2018 JUDGMENT 1. By a Notice of Motion dated 22/7/19 upon leave granted on 17/7/19, the ex parte applicant seeks mandamus to compel her registration as a Kenyan Citizen as follows: 1. THAT […]
By Isaac Rutenberg The Hansard for the Miscellaneous Amendment Act 2018 makes for very interesting reading. On 7th August 2018, Parliament debated proposed amendments to the Registration of Persons Act that would create the National Integrated Identity Management System (NIIMS, […]
BY JAMES MUONWA THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has noted that a significant number of children born to alien parents are undocumented, thereby hindering their enjoyment of fundamental rights such as education and health. Speaking at a Press briefing […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Tuesday ordered the suspension of the Nigerian Army’s operation positive identification campaign. Justice Rilwan Aikawa ordered parties to the suit to maintain status quo ante pending the determination of the suit filed by […]
The Sudanese Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments urged the Sudanese Jews to return to Sudan and participate in the reconstruction process. Minister Nasruddin Mufreh has invited his country’s Jews abroad to return. This came in an interview published on […]