Millions excluded as Uganda uses national digital ID system for emergency COVID welfare
Ugandans face exclusion from emergency relief during a COVID-19 lockdown as cash payments are being made via the national biometrics-based…
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Ugandan ID system a ‘national security weapon’ that denies human rights – report
Uganda’s national biometric ID system has failed in its promise to improve access to services for Ugandans, says a new…
Police plan $4M biometric forensic system in Uganda
Uganda police authorities say more resources are needed to continue the installation of its biometric forensic system as part of…
Digital ID registration – an influential opportunity for mobile network operators
African governments may want to exploit the business assets of mobile network operators and knowhow in registering users and handling…
Biometric voting machine failures isolated incidents, Uganda’s Electoral Commission says
An unknown number of biometric voter verification machines being used in Uganda’s election failed to verify the identity of people…
Uganda gets 38,500 biometric voter verification devices for Thursday’s polls
The electoral commission of Uganda says it has procured 38,500 SmartMatic biometric voter verification machines (BVVMs) at a cost of…
Criticism sparked by delay of biometric election systems unveiling in Uganda, procurement in Kenya
Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) is being asked to provide details on its Biometric Voter Verification Kits (BVVK) and related technologies…
Ugandan police accused of using facial recognition system to fuel rights abuses
The police in the east African nation of Uganda have been faulted for using a facial recognition system deployed in…
Uganda to begin nationwide distribution of biometric ID cards to citizens
The National Identification Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA) says it will begin a nationwide process on 23 November to distribute…
Smartmatic wins Uganda biometric voter registration kit contract with $22.4M bid
After last week’s special report on Nigeria and Ghana, we cast our biometrics news net across the African continent again…
