Uganda rumored to consider merging ID agencies as biometric kit price grows

Officials with Uganda’s Internal Affairs Ministry have requested a merger between government bodies responsible for issuing IDs and civil registration, reports local news outlet ChimpReports.

The report cites unnamed sources as saying Internal Affairs has proposed that the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) be merged with the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) to create a new National Citizenship and Registration Services. The proposal was reportedly made at a meeting of officials from both agencies last week. …

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