Long queues have been forming in parts of Uganda’s capital Kampala today ahead of tomorrow’s deadline to verify mobile Sim cards.
Hundreds are gathered at the Kololo Independence ground and Nakawa Urban Council headquarters, where ID registration has been ongoing.
In April, the Uganda Police and the Communications Commission issued a 7-day ultimatum for Ugandans to verify their Sim cards using their National ID details, as a measure of fighting increased crime in the country.
After a huge outcry this deadline was extended for a month.
Some of the telecommunication companies have already started switching cards off and people have been venting their frustration via social media.
The process has, however, been plagued by glitches.
Some told me they have been coming to the registration point for three weeks without getting their IDs or ID numbers.
Others say they have submitted their biodata more than three times but their names still cannot be found in the electronic system.
Meanwhile, some have started the process all over again and are just filling in registration forms.
If government goes ahead with the planned de-activation of the sim cards, over 10 million phone subscribers risk being switched off tomorrow. That’s about half the number of people who own mobile phones.
Many people use their phones to facilitate financial transactions.
Source – BBC
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