Uganda, April 12 -- The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) under the Internal Affairs Ministry has revealed that Ugandans with expired National Identity Cards (IDs) shall still be eligible to acquire new passports.

In February, the Internal Affairs State Minister, Gen David Muhoozi informed parliament that they are yet to carry out mass enrolment to register or renew IDs of close to 30 million Ugandans scheduled to start June 1 this year.

While the exercise is expected to run up to January 2025, authorities said gaps in preparations at the NIRA, including the absence of funds for the recruitment of registration staff, and delays in the procurement of necessary systems, threaten to hamstring the process.

In an int...