By Sadique Bamwita
ENTEBBE
In it’s efforts to ensure that all Ugandans are registered with the National Identification and Registration Authority ( NIRA), the authority on March 31,2025, shipped in more equipment to enable it rollout mass enrollment and renewal of National Identification cards that expired last year in November.
While receiving the additional equipment last night at Entebbe International Airport, the Authority’s spokesman, Peter Okwalinga, revealed that this fourth consignment is so vital and once these equipment is fully installed, the Minister for Internal Affairs will officially launch the registration and renewal of National Identification cards at a date to be announced very soon.
Mr. Peter Okwalinga revealed that the additional equipment will be used mainly for production of national identity cards adding that over 10,000 registration assistants and officers have been trained to conduct the exercise and that they will be deployed at parish level.
“We have trained our team to conduct the exercise. Majority of them will be stationed at the parish level to conduct the eagerly awaited registration and renewal exercise that will see over 17.2 million Ugandans registered, “Mr.Okwalinga disclosed adding that the authority has already consulted key stakeholders like religious, cultural and political leaders who have already given the exercise a green light.
Mr. Okwalinga emphasized that change of one’s particulars will be strictly done at the district level. He however, implored registration assistants to give special attention to vulnerable people like pregnant mothers and people with disabilities (PWDs) among others.
“We are going to conduct mass enrollment for all people who registered for the national identity card including infants to get their National identification numbers on top of carrying out update especially for those who have attained 16 years and above,” he says.
