Tanzania, Aug. 11 -- Mufindi. Mufindi residents have been urged to collaborate with the Registration, Insolvency and Trusteeship Agency (Rita) in a drive to provide birth and death certificates in Mafinga District.

Mafinga District Commissioner, Dr Linda Salekwa, made the call yesterday while launching the initiative at Lufana Village in Iringa Region, emphasising that the documents are essential for establishing a person's identity and citizenship.

Dr Salekwa noted that some residents, particularly those in rural areas, continue to lack these documents because they do not always take advantage of the opportunities provided to obtain them.

She warned that the absence of such documentation often becomes a major hurdle when citizens late...