Registrar General denies toddler birth certificate

Zimbabwe Peace Project has reported that the Registrar General's office in Bulawayo has denied a minor Kenneth Nyazika  who attends Lobengula Primary School a birth certificate.

The organisation said the child has been denied access to a birth certificate, as his biological mother disappeared and left the child with her mother without any medical records.

"Kenneth's mother moved to South Africa while he was 3 months old. Currently, he is staying with his grandmother identified as Jane Tshuma. On several counts, it is reported that the grandmother visited relevant offices in the quest of procuring a birth certificate for her grandson- Kenneth," ZPP reported.

"However, she alleges that her efforts became fruitless as relevant offices in the Registry cited huge amounts and pertinent documents that ultimately made it impossible for her grandson to be in possession of the birth certificate. While his mother has continued to dither in providing the much needed documents and costs, the grandmother has gone out her way in securing a place for Kenneth at ECD level. Kenneth is unable to proceed to grade one without a birth certificate."

 ZPP said it is referring this case to Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.