Return all National IDs- money lenders ordered

Government has again directed all money lending institutions holding client’s National Identity Cards to give them back to the rightful owners with immediate effect. In April 2023, Uganda Police issued a warning that, any act of confiscation or demands for National IDs as collateral is illegal, as it denies the owner, the ability to use them for identification while travelling or when conducting other transactions. Also in September last year, the National Identification and Registration of Authority (NIRA) issued a strongly-worded statement advising National Identity card holders to desist from using them as security for obtaining loans. Now the Information and National Guidance minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi emphasizes that any person who commits the offence and is convicted is liable […]