The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has expressed concern over the low number of people who have enrolled for fresh registration for national IDs since the exercise started. NIRA reports that since the exercise began, 5.3 million Ugandans have registered, but most of these are renewals rather than fresh registrations.
This information was disclosed by NIRA Public Relations Officer Claire Ollama at a press conference held at the Media Centre in Kampala, where she addressed the country on the progress of the exercise.