Mobile registration for IDs a relief for rural communities
By Letwin Mazarura
Mobile registration for national identity documents received a huge turn out in Tsholotsho.
Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa said Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe reported on progress made in mobile registration exercises undertaken in various provinces.
The exercise sought to document those affected by the 2017 floods, including the Tjawo (San) community in Tsholotsho.
Minister Mutsvangwa said going forward, the mobile registration exercise will be extended to other districts in need, starting with Bulilima District in Matabeleland South.
She said cabinet had noted that the exercise commenced smoothly and has successfully undertaken the provision of critical registration documents to distressed citizens affected by natural calamities.
“In Tsholotsho, a total of 4 169 national identity documents were issued,” she said.
“The Bikita mobile registration programme commenced on 6 September, 2021, and ended on 5 October, 2021, while the Tsholotsho exercise ran from 13 September to 12 October, 2021. The services availed during the mobile registration exercises in the two districts covered birth, death and national identity registration.”
The ninister said 4 397 national identity documents were issued in Bikita.
“Government commends the Civil Registry Department for the stakeholder participation approach which it adopted in implementing the exercises, which resulted in effective coordination of the project. Together with the awareness campaigns undertaken through rural district committees, traditional and community leaders, and local radio stations, huge turnouts were witnessed at mobile registration centres from the first day,” said the minister.
“Going forward, the mobile registration exercise will be extended to other districts in need, starting with the Bulilima District in Matabeleland South Province. Voter registration will also be concurrently undertaken as part of the exercise.”
The issue of national identity registration have been a cause for concern for almost the whole nation with students facing a struggle when registering for examinations.
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