Regional business upbeat at Uganda, Tanzania national ID card plans

Koborer · Aug 26, 2013

In Summary

A major hurdle for regional businesses venturing into the two countries has been the identification of individuals as it currently involves the use of multiple documents.
Identity cards will establish a single, widely accepted, identification document.
Businesses particularly banks, mainly from Kenya, which have been expanding into the region, expect this will make doing business slightly easier. For financial institutions, the lack of IDs increases the cost of doing business.