The National Identity Card Project Update
March 11, 2014
The National Identity Card Project has stepped up its preparations to kick start the actual mass enrolment exercise and the eventual card issuance.
The project is being implemented under a multi-sectoral approach. The multi-sector agencies are: Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Electoral Commission (EC) and National Information Technology-Uganda (NITA-U).
The exercise under the theme, My Country, My Identity is due to start in mid April at Parish level where Ugandans of 16 years and above will be required to register.
Registration will take place from 8:00am to 6:00pm, Monday through Sunday for a period of only three months.
The National ID will have several advantages like:
• Proving one’s age
• Traveling within the East African Region
• Identification to law enforcement offices
• Opening a bank account
• Land transactions
• Confirming right to work
• Accessing public services for which citizens are entitled
• Identifying you as a citizen for purposes of voting
Therefore, everyone is required to take this exercise seriously and endeavor to inform others about its significance.
For more information, log on to www.nsis.go.ug