Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Identification and Registration Authority-NIRA, has kicked off nationwide registration of all Ugandans of 17 years and above to get ready for the 2026 general elections. Speaking to journalists at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala on Tuesday, Rosemary Kisembo, the Executive Director of …
Read More »‘My NIN, My Birth Right’ rings out loud as Primary Schools drama festival climaxes in Mbale
To incentivize early birth registration, the government has waived fees for birth certificate applications for children aged zero to six months Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) aims to hit two birds with one stone, when it supports artistic excellence, at the ongoing National Primary …
Read More »President Museveni scraps use of TIN in war debt claimants compensation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the office of the Attorney General to use National Identification Numbers(NIN) instead of Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) for processing compensation of war debt claimants in Northern Uganda. The finance ministry had tasked all claimants in Lango, Acholi and Teso sub-region …
Read More »President urges Finance to use NINs instead of TIN for war debt compensation
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Office of the Attorney General to use National Identification Numbers(NIN) instead of Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) for processing compensation for war debt claimants in Northern Uganda. The Finance Ministry had tasked all claimants in Lango, Acholi and Teso …
Read More »‘Congolese’ in Uganda struggle without IDs in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City residents of Congolese origin are struggling to access services due to the lack of Uganda’s National Identity cards. There are more than one hundred Congolese who have for the last twenty-years settled in the different parts of Gulu with the majority in Bardege-Layibi …
Read More »More than 1500 People Fail to Get National IDs in Moroto
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,700 people who registered for National Identity Cards-Ids in Moroto have not received them to questionable bio data their provided during the enrollment exercise. They include 623 children and 1,164 adults. The most affected are people from Rupa, Katikekile and Tapac Sub …
Read More »No worries as sim card registration deadline looms
The mad rush by Ugandans to register their sim cards last month after a one week ultimatum issued by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) seems a far cry from the current situation as the May 19 deadline looms. Government extended the exercise by a month after many people complained about the …
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