Tag: National Identification & Registration Authority (NIRA)

EAC States Endorse Joint Plan to Mitigate Expected El Niño Impact

The framework seeks to strengthen regional cooperation, improve early warning systems and enhance preparedness to minimise the potential humanitarian, agricultural and economic consequences of the anticipated weather phenomenon.

Minister Tanna Commissions Bukona Fuel Blending Plant to Save Uganda $250M Annually in Imports

Business

Tanna welcomed the introduction of ethanol-powered cooking stoves, saying wider adoption of cleaner cooking technologies could reduce household dependence on charcoal and firewood, helping to protect forests and minimise environmental degradation.

National News

Government to Curb Land Fraud with Blockchain and AI...

In a decisive move to curb fraudulent land transactions, the Ugandan government is in the final stages of introducing...

National News

NUDIPU Registers Progress with Disabled Inmates’ Welfare

several inmates with disabilities have been exempted from tiring activities such as lining up for food and standing on parades for long periods, among others.

National News

Banyarwanda Community Rejects Citizenship Validity Report by Parliament

The constitution now limits citizenship by birthright only to persons whose parents or grandparents belong to one of the indigenous groups of Uganda. Meanwhile, Uganda has 56 tribes, and about nine Indigenous communities formally came to be recognized in the 1995 constitution amendment of 2005.

National News

NIRA Declines National ID Issuance to Non-Citizens over Foreign...

Citizenship by birth in accordance with Article 10 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda emphasizes that the applicant must be belonging to the five indigenous communities and his or her grandparents must have been living in Uganda by 1926, when the borders of the country were demarcated.

Politics