Poor Kenyan Somalis registered as Dadaab refugees to access benefits, but say they are now being refused nationality. by Osman Mohamed Osman Eastleigh, Kenya – In a restaurant in Eastleigh, a noisy Nairobi suburb, Shariff Omar, a Kenyan Somali, reaches […]
Welcomes the proposed draft protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the specific aspects of the right to a nationality and the eradication of statelessness in Africa, and urges states to support its adoption and find […]
Le ministre d’Etat en charge de la Santé, de la Protection Sociale et de la Solidarité nationale, Denise Mekam’ne Edzidzi lance un appel à l’immatriculation à la Caisse nationale d’assurance maladie et de garantie sociale (Cnamgs) du 17 mai au […]
Ils étaient encore nombreux, ces habitants de Dizangué, une commune située dans le département de la Sanaga-Maritime, région camerounaise du Littoral qui vivaient sans acte de naissance, encore moins de carte nationale d’identité. Des documents pourtant indispensables pour leur état civil. […]
Des représentants du ministère de la Justice ont exprimé leurs réserves, jeudi 16 mai 2019, lors d’une audience devant la commission de la santé et des affaires sociales de l’Assemblée des représentants du peuple, consacrée à l’examen du projet de […]
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 […]
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 […]