from.”50 This was confirmed by the former registrar who stated that “there are no stateless people; everyone has a country where they come from”. He added that “statelessness is an economic agenda propagated by migrants.”51 “I have no idea how I can locate my parents’ relatives as I have never been to Zambia.” Alex Zengeni Alex has given up any hope of securing a birth certificate and ID and establishing his nationality. 50 51 Interview with Registry official on 23 August 2019 Interview with former Registrar General on 14 September 2019. WE ARE LIKE “STRAY ANIMALS” THOUSANDS LIVING ON THE MARGINS DUE TO STATELESSNESS IN ZIMBABWE Amnesty International 21