Tanzania launches a system that issues a birth certificate within 48 hours
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Tanzanian government, through the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (RITA), has officially launched a new system that enables Tanzanian citizens to obtain birth certificates within 48 hours.
The initiative aims to ease access to the essential service for people across the country by using smartphones or computers, in line with ongoing efforts to modernise public service delivery.
Speaking at the launch event in Dar es Salaam, Minister for Constitution and Legal Affairs, Dr Juma Zuberi Homera, highlighted the significance of the new service in strengthening digital governance. He said the system reflects the government’s commitment to improving efficiency and ensuring citizens can access services quickly, regardless of their location.
Dr Homera also urged RITA to continue reducing disputes related to registration by ensuring timely and fair service delivery to the public.
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RITA Chief Executive Officer, Mr Frank Kanyusi, explained that the eRITA platform has already enhanced operational efficiency and expanded service reach, noting that the digital system allows citizens to apply, track and receive their certificates with greater convenience.
The new 48-hour service is expected to boost the national civil registration system and support broader development goals by improving access to reliable personal identification documents.
Around 9 million people die from hunger and hunger-related causes each year, with roughly one-third being children under 5, making malnutrition a leading cause of child mortality. This translates to about 25,000 deaths daily
Why does that take so much time?
This is the best way of providing services to citizens since it minimizes costs and time through day to day going to RITA offices
That is good because it minimize the time of going RITA to many Tanzania
nice to here that time is everything because sometime we spend more time and money to get birth certificate.