Uganda plans biometric gates at land borders to control trade fraud

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has hinted on a plan to introduce automated gates at border entry points in order to tighten the noose on trade fraud and other irregularities in cross border trade transactions.

According to the plan, the gates will involve facial recognition checks for business persons crossing the borders in a move that seeks to boost the country’s revenue from imports and exports, reports The Independent Uganda.

With the system, travellers’ faces will be matched against biometric …

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