This week the #HudumaBill2021 is in Parliament for its 2nd reading

The Bill is proposing the largest changes to Kenya’s ID system since independence. What exactly does that mean for you?

Huduma Bill 2021: A Thread 🧵 @MzalendoWatch @KaranjaMatindi @David1Mutai @thekhrc @MyKenyaLaw @klrcKE @nisisikenya @TheYouthCafe @Haki_na_Sheria @Olez #HudumaBill2021 would become the single law supporting the issuance of birth certificates, ID cards, passports, and death certificates - as well as Huduma Namba

The existing laws for these processes would all be repealed

To open our discussion;

What is Huduma Namba?
Where does the system stand now?
@HeraldingDevel2 @GlobalNamati @Haki_na_Sheria @thekhrc @HakiCentre

#Hudumanambachat #HudumanambaChat Question 2:

What is the status of those who couldnt register either willingly, or due to lack of documentation?

#Hudumanambachat

The #HudumaNamba Case Appeal: A Thread 

In January, the High Court stopped the implementation of #NIIMS

The government can only move on #HudumaNamba *after* a comprehensive regulatory framework is in place to address exclusion & data privacy The court was clear: even processing and using the data collected needed the regulatory framework first

It's not yet in place

(Yet PS Kibicho said millions of #HudumaNamba records have been cleaned & matched - a clear violation)

Currently on going: community forum in Kisii
The quest for awareness creation on citizenship and governance continues while respecting government stipulated #COVID19 guidelines
#Governance #governanceke Challenges faced by community members in Kisii
1- To get ID cards the community has to reach a quorum of 10 applicants. A challenging number to hit due to their small population. It can take up to a year or two to reach the quorum.

Leaving in Kenya without an ID card is as good as a death sentence.
Watch our documentary below on the issue of issuance of ID cards to persons at risk of statelessness
#IdentityandCitizenship
#citizenshipandgovernance
@InteriorKE #HudumaNamba An individual must present an I.D whenever requesting social services or making transactions.
Lack of ID limits the ability of youth to make a living within and outside the country

Then Nubian rights forum would like to wish all kenyans a Happy Madaraka Day.
While we celebrate madaraka, we cannot pretend that it is a happy day. Not when the state of the nation is no different from the colonial days.
#NotYetUhuru #notyetmadaraka
#aThread #MadarakaDay There is no madaraka when #policebrutalityke is on the rise in select areas in the country during curfew hours under the silent watch of those in command like @NPSOfficial_KE @FredMatiangi @JBoinnet
Elite areas have movement with no cases of injustice.
#JusticeForSamuelMaina

Residents in Ruai and Kariobangi were shocked waking up to demolitions on what is alleged to be disputed land.
The problem is the demolitions occuring during a pandemic with no way forward for residents.
@grawinet #thoughts
#RuaiInhumaneEvictions #KariobangiEviction #COVID19 The demolitions are wrong on grounds that currently we are battling a pandemic. Leaving citizens unhabited contradicts all directives of social distancing, and staying at home. It also increases risk of exposure of persons in the community to #COVID19

Today we ask, while you are indoors because of the curfew, how safe are you from #insecurity #Hunger #Police
#PoliceBrutality
We recently received complains from residents in Lindi in Kibera on tear gas cannisters being thrown into compounds without provocation
Whats your story? Curfew implementation was meant to contain the spread of #COVID19 but the same measures are putting people in informal settlement at risk of their rights being violated. There are cases of #PoliceBrutality #insecurity and #hunger on the rise.
#halimtaani

Gender based Violence is violence against a particular gender resulting in sexual, physical or psychological harm on a person because of their gender.
While women make a high number of the victims, it doesnt oversadow the fact that even men experience some forms of #GBV There are 5 types of #GBV including
Sexual violence eg rape
Physical violence eg battering
Psychological and emotional violence
Economic violence
Harmful traditional practices

GBV can be broader and it does not discriminate on social classes or age

GBV is a global pandemic

A citizen is a person with recognition status as belonging to a nation or sovereign state.
A citizen is entitled
To the rights, privileges & benefits of citizenship, subject to limits provided in the constitution.
To a kenyan passport & any doc. Of registration/identification Retention and Acquisition of citizenship
A person who was a citizen before the effective date retains the same citizenship status as of that date

Citizenship is acquired through birth or registration, it is not lost through marriage or dissolution of marriage

#ukwelimtaani

Dr Alice from @AMREF giving the #CSOs a brief presentation on #SGBV and due procedures in handling Such cases.
- There should be ammendments made to protect victims in the community from perpetrators who threaten them after being released on police cash bail or bonds. #SGBV. @DizoPizo from @amanikibera :
How some police handle or respond go survivors during reporting discourages victims from proceeding with cases

Maggie from @hope2shine : we need to educate the community on the pathways to follow when handling SGBV cases.

We are currently holding a roundtable meeting with #CSO Reference groups on #HudumaNamba & access to justice for children #SGBV Survivors which are some 9f the key issues we are addressing as an organization.
@amkeniwakenya @GlobalNamati @Foxglovelegal
#HumanRights #GBV #Niims @yasahkym : The Nubian Rights isnt fighting the government, rather asking for sure procedures to be followed to allow for inclusivity of all Kenyans
@AWangatiah This issue affects the whole country, so you may need to consider a countrywide campaign to expand the conversation

We are in court awaiting the #HudumaNamba judgement

Stay tuned for live updates @privacyint @BBCAfrica @citizentvkenya @thekhrc @HakiKNCHR @Haki_na_Sheria @HakiCentre @lawyershubkenya @MUHURIkenya @InformAction_KE #HudumaNamba proceedings have not yet begun

We expect two judgements today - one in consolidated petitions 56, 58, & 59 of 2019 challenging the amendments that created #NIIMS & one in petition 163 of 2019 challenging the entire Statute Law Miscellaneous Amendments Act

The judgement in the #HudumaNamba case is expected this Thursday Jan 30 at 3pm

As we wait for the outcome, let's revisit some highlights from the court hearings @thekhrc @HakiKNCHR @KELINKenya @OSFJustice @lawyershubkenya @GoodID @Haki_na_Sheria @HakiCentre @privacyint @accessnow The opening statement for the petitioners highlighted the exclusionary nature of #NIIMS and #HudumaNamba 

https://twitter.com/NubianRights/status/1176062424132325376

We will be back in court this morning as the #HudumaNamba case continues moving forward

https://twitter.com/NubianRights/status/1206541319721627654

The judges have entered the courtroom for today's court hearing on #HudumaNamba

The judges will give directions that affect both Petitions 56, 58 & 59 on #NIIMS and Petition 163 on the Misc. Amendments Act

The #HudumaNamba case is back in court for a final day of hearings today - oral highlighting of the final submissions of both petitioners and respondents

Proceedings are scheduled to begin at 10am @thekhrc @HakiKNCHR @Haki_na_Sheria @HakiCentre @katibainstitute @lawyershubkenya @CEMIRIDE_KE @MUHURIkenya @StrathCIPIT @AmnestyKenya The judges have entered the courtroom and today's proceedings on #HudumaNamba & #NIIMS are now beginning

Cross extermination of Mr Mureithi Counsel: Can the day be shared to the public ?

Confirms that they can be shared.

Day 6 of hearings in the #HudumaNamba #NIIMS case - proceedings yet to begin

Today will start with cross-examination of PS ICT Jerome Ochieng Remembering back to a few weeks ago...

#HudumaNamba

https://twitter.com/nubianrights/status/1156567319474315267?s=21

In court for day 5 of #HudumaNamba & #NIIMS hearings

Today we are expecting cross-examination of govt witnesses, including the PS Interior and PS ICT

Follow us for live updates The court room is packed while we wait for the #HudumaNamba proceedings to begin

Today's court proceedings on #HudumaNamba & #NIIMS have begun!

Day 4 is starting with continued cross-examination of witness for respondents Mr. Brian Omwenga by counsel for petitioners Yussuf Bashir @yussufugas Counsel Awele continues the cross-examination

#HudumaNamba

At court for day 3 of hearings in the #HudumaNamba case

Today three members of the Nubian community will testify about the challenges millions of Kenyans face in accessing documentation & risks of exclusion from #NIIMS Court proceedings for day 3 of the #HudumaNamba #NIIMS case are now beginning