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On Friday, the new Executive Director of NIRA, Rosemary Kisembo assumed office and at the function, details of this move were revealed.
Odongo said the move is currently in the pipeline. He urged her to ensure its realization by the set deadline of the year 2024.
‘’We expect a new and enhanced identity card by 2024. The journey has already begun but we would like you to grab the bull by the horns. So that by 2024 we have a new card with an electronic chip and other new features,’’ Odongo said at the function in Kololo at NIRA Headquarters.
Odongo said the reason for this electronic card is to enable people move easily to other countries. And also enable them to transact businesses.
He also said the ID will have new readable features. They will also digitalize it to hold more data on the same ID.
‘’It will be more robust than what we have now,’’ Gen Jeje Odongo said.
On the issue of expiry dates on the new ID, the Minister said the government will decide on that issue.
The current population in Uganda is over 40 million people, but only 25 million of those registered.
The Internal Affairs minister, as a result, asked the new NIRA boss to ensure that all Ugandans register and get their IDs because it is their right.
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![[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of women in Bugongo parish and Nawangaiza parish in Nawandala Sub County, Iganga District have decried the near-impossible terms set for them to access GROW funds. They have now petitioned their woman member of parliament for Iganga Hon. Kauma Sauda Alibaawo to ask the government for revised terms and conditions. This is to enable them to benefit from the program. The disgruntled women accuse the implementers of the program of charging the money. They are also asking for their land titles and land agreements. They said that such properties are governed by their husbands. These, therefore want the government through their woman MP to intervene and revise the requirements for one to benefit. The women were on Wednesday at Namabwere primary school in Nawandala Sub County. They had gathered in their respective groups to receive over 300 chickens from Hon Alibaawo in her campaign to improve the livelihood of women in Iganga district. Each group was given 50 chicken as start-up capital in their journey to prosperity. Read what some leaders said; Ms Naigambi Lydia from Nawandala Trading Centre says, “They solicited money from us through opening bank accounts and depositing Shs80,000. They also asked for land titles and land agreements from us yet we don’t have such things. I was informed that I needed to have a business with a capital of Shs4m yet my capital was very small.” The chairperson Kisoboka Saving Group in Nawandala Ms. Nakagolo Faith said they were not able to join the program. This is given the many conditions attached. She also asked their woman MP to raise their concerns to the relevant offices. The MP condemned the mode of implementation of the program. She cited that it has turned to benefit the well-off class of women other than the intended group. She further asked the government to intervene saying the current strings attached to the programme are very tight to accommodate a common woman. GROW project is a Government of Uganda initiative that arose out of the need to respond to the needs of women entrepreneurs. This is especially those who want to grow their businesses, sustain their self-employment and create more jobs. Check Also; Iganga District NRM Leaders Urge Museveni To Fulfill Election Promises Of 2021 International Women's Day: Celebrating Progress Towards Equality](https://i0.wp.com/newslexpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Iganga-women-decry-tough-terms-to-access-GROW-funds-e1731738339732.jpg?resize=300%2C160&ssl=1)
