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Millions of Ugandans denied vital services over digital ID cards

Millions of Ugandans denied vital services over digital ID cards

LIAM TAYLOR  MILLIONS of Ugandans struggle to access vital public services and entitlements as they lack digital identity cards, six years after they were introduced, human rights groups said on Tuesday. Government data shows that a quarter of Ugandan adults, or 4.5 million people, did not have a biometric identity card in 2020, with pregnant women being turned away from health centres and old people unable to claim welfare payments, they said. "There are significant weaknesses in the digital ID system," said Salima Namusobya, head of the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), one of three co-authors of Tuesday's…
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