{UAH} Museveni launches value-for-money in ID project as a travel document

President Yoweri Museveni yesterday launched the use of the Uganda
National Identity Card as travel document in member countries of the
East African region instead of using passports as has hitherto been
the case.

The launching ceremony took place yesterday at the Jomo Kenyatta
International Airport in Nairobi as the President concluded his visit
to Kenya during which he attended the Northern Corridor Summit and the
51st independence anniversary celebrations of Kenya. Mr. Museveni used
his Identity Card at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport used to
travel back to Uganda from Kenya.

President Museveni's launching of the ID in Kenya came after President
Uhuru Kenyatta asked him to travel back to Uganda using the National
Identity Card in order to demonstrate to Ugandans the importance of
the National ID in the East African Region.

The use of the National ID across the East African Region as a travel
document is one of the many projects undertaken by the Northern
Corridor Integration projects to ease the movement among the people of
East Africa.

Kenya and Rwanda have been using their respective National Identity
Cards as travel documents and Uganda has now joined after it undertook
massive registration exercise of its Citizens nationwide this year.
The distribution of the Uganda National ID was recently launched by
President Museveni at Kololo in Kampala.

President Uhuru said he was happy because many Ugandans have started
to use the National ID to travel to Kenya to undertake business
transactions.

The launching of the Uganda National ID at Jomo Kenyatta International
Airport was witnessed by Senator Muthai Kagwe, State Minister for
Foreign Affairs, Mr. Okello Oryem and Uganda's High Commissioner to
Kenya, Ms Angelina Wapakhabulo, among others. ENDS

--
UAH forum is devoted to matters of interest to Ugandans. Individuals are responsible for whatever they post on this forum.To unsubscribe from this group, send email to: ugandans-at-heart+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com or Abbey Semuwemba at: abbeysemuwemba@gmail.com.