Tag Archives: NIRA

The Auditor General’s latest report has revealed that forty-one entities “connect and share” citizenry data from the National Security Information System (NSIS) despite not having a memorandum of understanding with the National Identification Registration Authority (Nira). The NSIS was first implemented by the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) under the auspices of the Internal Affairs ministry. It cost ...

The government recently proposed an increment of the fees for renewal and application of national IDs. It said that the fee would be increased from the normal shs 50,000 to shs 200,000. However, the Parliamentary Committee on Defense and internal affairs has questioned this proposal. The committee chairperson Rosemary Nyakikongoro revealed this addressing the parliament. The Kabale Municipality MP Nicholas ...

Prime Minister Rt Hon Robinah Nabbanja has come out to throw more light on the stimulus package that will be given to the vulnerable groups. According to her, it won’t be over shs1 million due to limited funds. The government yesterday and the covid 19 national task force came up with a strategy of helping people that are likely to ...

At least 50 million dollars has been saved through mandatory implementation of National Identification systems in government transactions, a new research conducted by Resilience Africa Network and Makerere University School of Public Health has revealed. Previously Ministries and Authorities lost money in operating poor pay roll management system paying  fraudsters and ghost workers. The report titled: Understanding the benefits, costs and ...