Government says plans of issuing of new biometric National Registration Cards (NRC) has reached an advance stage. Ministry of Home Affairs Spokesperson Moses Suwali said the project will commence as a pilot programme in Lusaka district and will be scaled up to other parts of the country.
The Spokesperson said this in a telephone interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today. Mr Suwali said government has engaged a team from Germany who are expected to arrive in the country next week to inspect the installation of the new equipment. He revealed that the highly advanced technological equipment is being installed today at the Ridgeway Passport Office Production in Lusaka ahead of the exercise.
Mr Suwali said the Germany experts are also expected to offer training to the Zambian officers who will continue with issuing biometric NRC to the public after the initiation of the project. He said other stake holders have also been involved in this exercise and that the total amount to be spent will be communicated at a later stage.
Mr Suwali said the issuance process will be done gradually adding that the ministry will embark on a massive sensitization programme to the public concerning the exercise. He said that the roll out plan of the new registration programme is also expected be distributed to the public.
Mr Suwali has however urged the public to continue getting and using the already existing NRC adding that information will be communicated to the public if need arises to phase them out.
Why an NRC when you have a Passport?
In UK we don’t work like that , sorry
Thanks
Who care about UK, we ch!puba we.
I hope they start with the first family, makuluku ba paka mu family.
Mushota…not every one is as fortunate as you or has resources that allow them the luxury of travel or the need for a passport. However, someone has to play the ill informed and thoughtless devil’s advocate.
Wanumfa we chipuba!
HAHAHAHA…. you know guys Mushota,doesn’t believe in what she says.She is just bent on annoying you through her comments and she is really achieving her goals.I can not stop laughing when I see your rebuttals to her contributions.
whats your postcode though,
I hope they re-arrange some of the info on them. Like adding blood type, allergies and any medical conditions like diabetes or epilepsy, abit like the metal ones they had/have in Zim. One thing though is that governments have been quoted ludicrous amounts to implement this but then again Zambia has a smaller registered card holder demographic. Not sure what the benefits really are of biometric reg cards bar a slow computerization of the whole reg system, which can only be good, if it works as it should.
New World Order at work. And NWO will provide the funds through the Brentwood institutions. By 2018 … Read Revelations
The move is welcome though the government needs to make sure everyone has an address in Zambia. I have all my information in all the Biometric of Schengen States and UK. It makes life easier
hope the new system will have same number for all numbers we have in Zambia ;birth certificate number, passport number, employment number, examination number driving licence number and vote card number.
that have been my dream