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| Former Zanzibar Attorney General (AG), Abubakar Khamis Bakary |
By Our Correspondent, Pemba ZANZIBAR
The registration for the Zanzibar
Residence ID has taken another twist after the former Zanzibar Attorney General
(AG), Abubakar Khamis Bakary expressed interest to seek the Identification
Card (ID) through court.
Bakary
who served the government as Deputy Chief Justice and former minister of Legal
Affairs believes that the court is the only organ that will provide him with
the document after the ruling authorities have failed to do so.
He made
the statement on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 when addressing a press conference
to provide assessment on grievances facing citizens who support opposition
party in the process of securing the document.
The
Zanzibar ID enables citizens to register in the Zanzibar Electoral Commissions registry
slated to kick off from January 18, 2020 and those without it will not be
registered.
Bakary
who now chairs the opposition party (ACT-Wazalendo) ethical committee said he registered
himself for the document at the Micheweni District, North Pemba Region.
“I
reported at the offices at the date set for collection of the document, just to
be told to report two days later. When I returned at the offices, I was told
that my name was completely missing in the system,” he said.
“I
will not accept to be denied with this legal right stipulated in Section 7 of
2005 demanding every Zanzibari to be provided with the ID. Therefore, I insist
that I will seek for the ID in court” he added.
Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT-Wazalendo) is an
opposition political party in Tanzania that received its permanent registration
in May 2014. It is the strongest opposition party in Zanzibar and the third
stronger in Tanzania mainland. - Africa
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