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CIVIL STATUS

In every Council, the Civil Status department is the most sensitive office. This is because it deals with documents that have to do with people’s life. We produce documents such as birth certificates both old and new births, marriage Certificates, death Certificates, single status or Certificate of celebrity, on- opposition, Authenticity and Certification.

BIRTH CERTIFICATES

               (a) . New Birth

With new birth, we produce ONLY for babies born in hospitals within our Municipality. The duration must be 90 days from date of birth (that is three months). To establish we need a photocopy of marriage certificate for those who have and in case there is none we need four persons that is the mother, father and two witnesses with their identity cards.

              (b). for Declaratory Judgement

After obtaining the declaratory judgment from court, the concerns should come along with  photocopies of identity cards of the parents

MARRIAGES

The Civil Status Department is also concern with the issuance of marriage certificates. We begin with    registration with the identity card of those to get marriage. After 30 days (one month) the publication is ready or mature for signing. We sign on Friday. For any other day apart from Friday meet the Civil Status Department for arrangement. When you choose your Friday, deposit your documents for four days before, meaning Monday to Friday you have to sign. The couple need two witnesses each.

Documents Required

• 6 photocopies of identity cards that is the concern and their four witnesses.
•  passport size pictures with the couple‘s head joined together with the lady on the left (N.B pictures are only for the couples)

DEATH CERTIFICATES

We do issue death certificates for deceased persons who were resident, born, dead, or buried within our Municipality. When a person dies, the death certificate is issued directly within 90 days (three months)

Documents Required

•  National identity card of the deceased.
• A declaring and two other witnesses with valid national identity cards.

N.B: These people should be close family relatives to the deceased. In case the identity card of the deceased is not found a hand written application addressed to the Mayor with a communal stamp of 1000 FRS attached.