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Apac NIRA office receives 29 kits for mass ID renewal exercise

14 March 2025, 11:04 am

By Mike Okwang Ogule & Isaac Newton Abili

Kits received at Apac NIRA offices for the mass National ID renewal exercise.

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) office in Apac has received 29 biometric kits to facilitate the mass national ID renewal exercise. The development was announced by Apac/Kwania District Registration Officer, Richard Owachgiu, during an official handover event at the Apac NIRA offices on March 13, 2025.

Owachgiu emphasised that the arrival of these kits comes at the right time, allowing ample opportunity to train Registration Assistants who will handle the nationwide renewal process. He stated that Ugandans whose national IDs have expired must present their old cards for renewal, while those who have lost theirs will be required to apply for a card replacement at a cost of UGX 50,000 however, a defaced ID will be replaced for 200,000 shillings.

According to Owachgiu, the exercise will commence with training sessions for Registration Assistants before the actual renewal process begins in April 2025. He further clarified that the new kits will support both mass enrolment and mass renewal of national IDs.

During the event, Apac Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Ms. Joan Apio, cautioned the Registration Assistants to handle the kits with utmost care, warning that any misuse or negligence could lead to legal consequences. Meanwhile, Apac District Police Commander (DPC), Norah Mirembe, welcomed the initiative and assured the public that security personnel would be deployed to safeguard the equipment throughout the exercise.

The event was officiated by top district officials, including the RDC, DPC, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), District Internal Security Officer (DISO), and other key stakeholders, signifying the importance of the exercise in ensuring national identification services run smoothly and efficiently.

The Apac deputy RDC Ms Joan Apio making a speech during the event, on her left is the DPC Apac and DISO on her right.

With the preparations now in place, residents of Apac and Kwania districts are urged to take advantage of the upcoming renewal process to update their national IDs in compliance with government regulations.

According to the NIRA Executive Director, Rosemary Kisembo, there are 27.4 million registered persons in the National Identification Register, with those in the age bracket 0-17 years being 6.3 million or about 22.1 percent out of the total population of about 46 million.

She says the Ministry of Internal Affairs and NIRA hope, through the Mass Enrolment and Renewal Exercise, to enroll 17.2 million unregistered Ugandans and renew the National ID Cards of 15.8 million Ugandans within the current financial year.