Browsing: National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA)
KAMPALA, Uganda — The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is holding more than 5.4 million newly printed national identity cards that citizens have yet…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s rollout of new national identity cards has come under scrutiny in Parliament after MPs raised concerns that failures in the cards’…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Police in Kampala have arrested three people suspected of running an illegal SIM card registration operation involving Airtel, MTN and Lyca Mobile…
KIKUUBE, Uganda — Residents in Uganda’s Kikuube District have accused some officials attached to the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) of demanding illegal payments…
MBALE, Uganda — The High Court in Mbale has ordered the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) to release certified registration records relating to two…
KAMPALA, Uganda — A National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) registration assistant has been remanded to prison after being accused of illegally disclosing citizens’ personal…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is set to begin a nationwide registration of legally resident foreign nationals, in a move aimed at strengthening national identification systems…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s national identity agency, the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), is facing mounting scrutiny following a damning audit that reveals widespread…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has sought to reassure the public following widespread concern over the non-functionality of QR codes…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has ordered the immediate removal of immigration officers accused of obstructing Ugandan citizens…