Uganda: Nira Trains 10,594 Registration Assistants for Mass Uganda ID Renewal Exercise

Uganda: Nira Trains 10,594 Registration Assistants for Mass Uganda ID Renewal Exercise

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Registration Assistants will soon be deployed across the country to collect, capture, and update bio data and biometrics of Ugandans at parish level. At each and every parish across the country, they will register citizens for NINs, national ID cards as well as carry out renewal of expired IDs.

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Where did this Uganda map with ‘missing Buganda’ come from?

Recently, an official map of Uganda, showing the country’s ethnic regions, has been circulating on social media.  The map, however, has caused a stir due to the absence of the Buganda region, the largest ethnic region in the country.  While the map includes all the regions, namely; Acholi, West Nile, Karamoja, Bunyoro, Lango, Teso, Bugisu, Bukedi, Tooro, Ankole, Kigezi, and Busoga, the prominent Buganda region is conspicuously absent.  In its pl…

NIRA’s Mass Enrollment: A Political Power Grab – Peril Of Africa

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has launched a massive initiative aimed at registering 17.2 million Ugandans and renewing expired IDs for 15.8 million citizens. While this ambitious exercise sounds noble on paper, it is more of a political charade designed to bolster the government’s control over its citizens than a genuine effort to serve the people. First, the scale of this operation may seem impressive, with over…