NEW REGISTRAR GENERAL VISITS NRC REGISTRATION CENTRES IN LUSAKA.

The new Registrar General at the Department of National Registration Passport and Citizenship (DNRPC), Davis Chakalanga, flanked by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security Head of  Public Relations, Collins Hikalinda, took time to visit the DNRPC offices to appreciate operational challenges.

The offices visited are the Boma office, Passport office, Chilenje, Matero and Kalingalinga sub-centres, where the Registrar General urged members of the public to utilize the sub-centres to avoid congesting Boma and Kabendekela house offices.

“The National identity card is an important document; hence, people should have access to issuance points,” he said.

Mr Chakalanga also expressed concern over thousands of uncollected Passports at the Passport Office and encouraged the owners to collect them.

He assured the clients found at the office that the department had sufficient passport booklets to ensure smooth production.

Ministry Head Public Relations Officer Collins Hikalinda dismissed misgivings over the authenticity of NRCs from the Matero office.

“We know that people doubt the validity of the documents from Matero”, he said. “We are here to tell you that as long as you engage people from DNRPC at the Matero office, the documents will be genuine.”