By Editorial,
The National Identification and Registration Authority-NIRA has said the newly printed national ID cards will only go live on March,31st.
Addressing journalists yesterday, NIRA spokesperson, Claire Ollama said the mass renewal and registration exercise that started in May at parishes officially ended on Sunday, February 08.
She however said that by the end of the exercise, at least 10.1 million cards had been printed.
Of these, 7 million cards have been dispatched to the various district NIRA offices around the country. However, of the 7 million cards dispatched, only 2.5 million have been collected by owners,”Ollama said.
Many Ugandans who have already picked their new national IDs have complained that they can’t be used for services like simcard renewal as they can’t be read by machines.
Ollama admitted that the new cards are not yet live but said it is by design. Ugandans use national IDs to open bank accounts, register for new simcards and renewing them as well as applying for passports among other services. End