By Staff Reporter, Lusaka
Ministry of Home Affairs has confirmed that it will start the issuance exercise of the digital National Registration Cards (NRCs)
in the first quarter of 2018.
Confirming the development, National Registration and Passport Department Registrar General, Mathews Nyirongo says Government has since purchased the equipment which will be used to process digital cards valued at 3.1 million Euros from German.
Mr Nyirongo, told ZANIS in an interview today that the digital NRCs, will be more secure as they will be used in several
transactions including financial transactions.
He pointed out that the department will pilot the production of 500,000 NRCs and thereafter, members of the general
public will be sensitized on the need to submit their old NRCs.
The Registrar General further emphasized that 7 million NRCs have been issued so far and appealed to the people to
maintain their particulars when time for issuance of digital NRCs comes.
Meanwhile, Mr. Nyirongo has disclosed that the department has made progress in the quest to introduce dual citizenship.
He affirmed that the department is receiving application from people interested in having dual citizenship, adding that over 200 people have already applied for duo-citizenship.
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