NIRA trains 10,594 Registration Assistants for mass Uganda ID renewal exercise

Over 10,000 Registration Assistants commence training for Mass enrolment and Mass Renewal exercise

Kampala, Uganda  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.

Set to begin next month, the initiative aims to register 17.2 million Ugandans and also renew 15.8 million ID cards that have technically expired between 2024 and 2025. 
The government last year 
extended validity of expiry of all IDS for one year. 

This massive undertaking by the National Identification and Registration Authority-Uganda (NIRA) has seen 10,594 Registration Assistants commence training this week for the mass enrolment and mass renewal exercise.

A total of 21 regional centers across the country have this week brought together trainee Registration Assistants to be skilled in preparation for National ID renewal.

The trainees that have been batched up into different groups, will each be given hands-on training for four days, paving way for other groups in succession.

To evaluate skills and knowledge of the Registration Assistants trainees, NIRA has even subjected the first group into an exit test.

“Its interesting to find out how, a good number of these trainees have been able to remarkably grasp the material,” said a NIRA official after the theoretical and practical exercise – that he said was an overwhelming success.

The new kits feature advanced components, including iris readers, solar panels, extra battery power, and a secondary screen that allows applicants to review their data in real-time as it is being captured. These enhancements are expected to streamline the registration process, particularly in remote areas where access to power and other resources may be limited.