NIRA to carry out registration during Toto Festival
Dec 05, 2023
“We are calling upon all parents and guardians to bring their children to the festival because we are going to register all Ugandans from one day old and above,” Mushabe said.
(L-R) Phionah Tamale Events Manager, Osbone Mushabe PR Manager NIRA and Lorrain Tukahirwa head of marketing and communications at Vision Group in a presser ahead of TOTO Christmas festival.
Carol Kasujja Adii
Journalist @New Vision
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If you have never registered for a birth certificate and a national identity card, the Toto Christmas Festival is for you.
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), will capture data of citizens that have not yet taken up the exercise at the children’s festival.
Speaking to New Vision Online, NIRA spokesperson Osborn Mushabe said they have partnered with Vision Group to bring NIRA services closer to Ugandans during the festival.
“We are calling upon all parents and guardians to bring their children to the festival because we are going to register all Ugandans from one day old and above,” he said.
Mushabe, who is excited about the festival, said if you have never registered for a birth certificate or National ID, just come with a signed letter from the Local Council (LC1), District Internal Security Officer (DISO), and photocopies of your parent’s National IDs.
Those who will register at the festival will get their birth certificate after two weeks.
Those in need of NIN
For people who want to register for a NIN (National Identification Number) for the first time, Mushabe said they will be required to present a photocopy of their parent’s national identification card. Once registered, NIRA will verify their information before issuing them a NIN.
The quest for a birth certificate begins at the place of birth with government and missionary hospitals issuing short birth certificates for any child born there. Those born in private hospitals and clinics have to go to the sub-county office or division headquarters. Those born in town council hospitals get their birth certificates from the town clerk’s office. It is only the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) that has the mandate to give long birth certificates.
Anyone requiring a birth certificate will have to come to the expo armed with a short birth certificate. The charges are sh5,000 and bank charges of about sh2,500.
The renewal of IDs and acquiring new ones is for free. But Ugandans who lost their IDs or want to change their names and dates of birth will pay sh50,000. For those who might need a replacement, you must come with a police letter to show that you lost your ID.
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