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The Republic of Uganda MASS ENROLMENT EXERCISE Launch “My Country, My Identity”

The Republic of Uganda MASS ENROLMENT EXERCISE Launch “My Country, My Identity” Kololo Ceremonial Grounds 25 th November , 2013. 1. Chairman, National Steering Committee. 2. Background.

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The Republic of Uganda MASS ENROLMENT EXERCISE Launch “My Country, My Identity”

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  1. The Republic of Uganda MASS ENROLMENT EXERCISE Launch “My Country, My Identity” Kololo Ceremonial Grounds 25th November , 2013 1

  2. Chairman, National Steering Committee 2

  3. Background • During the pre-2013/14 budget consultations, the Cabinet held a meeting on 10th June, 2013, under Minute 190 (CT 2013), it was established that on a yearly basis Institutions have continued to request the MoFPED for resources to register citizens for Institutions’ respective purposes. For example, • Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) for population census, • Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) for Birth and Death, and Marriages • Citizenship and Immigration Board for Identity Cards issuance • Electoral Commission (EC) for electoral purposes, • Ministry of Works and Transport for issuing of driving permits • Uganda Revenue Authority for tax purposes. • Uganda Police Force, Uganda People’s Defense Forces and Uganda Prisons Services also register their personnel. • Ministry of Health registers persons / patients in a bid to enforce accountability for use of medicines. • Ministry of Educationand Sports registers students for educational purposes (UPE, USE and now the Loans Scheme), teachers are also registered to avoid “ghost” teachers on the payroll. • Ministry of Public Service also registers civil servants to avoid “ghosts” on the Government payroll. • In all these exercises, the citizen is registered and data kept in different locations; and continuous updates are required, which require Government funding.

  4. Cabinet Intervention These requests prompted cabinet and directed the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister toset up and chair a cabinet subcommittee comprising of Ministers: Internal Affairs, MOICT, MOFPED, MOJCA, Security, Information & National Guidance, among others, to harmonize all efforts related to citizen registrations. The following were co-opted: Permanent Secretaries: MOIA, MOICT, MOFPED, Chairman EC, Registrar General of URSB, ED NITA-U and ED UBOS among others

  5. Objectives of Combined Efforts • Rationalize the use of human, financial, infrastructure and other resources used in the registration of persons • Centralized data collection, acquisition, access, use and management • Minimize duplicity in the collection of information for registration of persons • Harmonize the registration and enumeration processes • Specify the common data elements for all registrations. 5

  6. National Technical Taskforce Composition Subsequently, the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister setup a National Technical Taskforce, which was headed by the Permanent Secretary, MoIA to consider the matter and advise the Cabinet Subcommittee on the way forward. The membership of the Technical Taskforce was made up of all stakeholder institutions involved in citizen data management namely: MoIA/DCIC, UBOS, URSB, EC, MoLG, MOICT, NITA-U, MoJCA, and MoING, Security Agencies like UPF, UPS, UPDF, ISO and ESO as support. 6

  7. Participating and Supporting MDAs • Participating MDAs: • Ministry of Internal Affairs • Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration control • Ministry of Information and Communications Technology • National Information Technology Authority - Uganda • Electoral Commission • Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs • Uganda Registration Services Bureau • Uganda Bureau of Statistics • Ministry of Local Government • Supporting MDAs: • Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development • Ministry of Information and National Guidance • Uganda Police Force, • Uganda Prisons Services, • Uganda People’s Defense Forces, • ISO • ESO 7

  8. Mass Enrolment Strategy - Country-wide • Mass enrolment will involve registering of citizens in a shortest timeframe possible • Mass enrolment will be done in 2 phases namely: • Phase 2a: Citizens of 16+ years by the time of Mass enrolment • Phase 2b: Citizens of 0+ years and Resident Aliens (to be done at a later stage) • Mass enrolment will be implemented at Parish / village level, • Continuous enrolment will be implemented at sub-county level, after mass enrolment

  9. Participating MDAs Roles and Responsibilities 9

  10. Ministry of Internal Affairs / Directorate of Immigration and Citizenship Control • Provide Leadership in Citizenship Verification during Mass Enrolment • Provide Project Secretariat function of Mass Enrolment exercise • Participate in Mass Enrolment, Card Production and Issuance • Provide Project Human Resources 10

  11. Electoral Commission – EC • Participate in Mass Enrolment and Card Issuance • Provide Logistical Support • Provide Project Human Resources 11

  12. National Information Technology Authority - Uganda (NITA-U) • Provide Technology Compliance Assurance • Provide Quality Assurance Leadership • Provide Technical Support to Project Secretariat • Provide Project Human Resources 12

  13. Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) • Participate in Mass Enrolment Exercise • Perform Continuous Enrolment and Updates • Provide Logistical support • Provide Project Human Resources 13

  14. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) • Provide Logistical Support • Provide Project Human Resources 14

  15. Local Government • Provide Logistical Support • Provision of Hosting Facilities in Districts and Sub-counties • Provide Project Human Resources 15

  16. Ministry of Justice and Constitution Affairs • Spearhead Legal Harmonization 16

  17. Security Agencies – UPF, Prisons, UPDF, ISO, ESO • Provide Security • Provide Project Human Resources 17

  18. Other Ministries, Departments and Agencies • Provide Support as and when called upon 18

  19. Mass Enrolment Road Map 19

  20. Mass Enrolment – 18 Million • Mass enrolment is the process of enrolling as many citizens as possible in a shortest timeframe possible. Unlike the Continuous Enrolment exercise, Mass enrolment requires to get as close to the citizens as possible in order to realize large number of citizens get enrolled in the required timeframe. Mass Enrolment will therefore be implemented at Parish / village level, whereas Continuous Enrolment will be implemented at sub-county level. • Mass enrolment of all Citizens 16 years and above (16+) is planned to commence January, 2014 • Mass enrolment will be done in 2 phases namely: 2a and 2b. • Phase 2a: Citizens of 16+ by the time of Mass Enrolment • Phase 2b: Citizens of 0+ and all aliens (to be done at a later stage)

  21. Country-wide Operations Structure

  22. Citizen Enrolment and Cards Issuance Process 22

  23. Mass Enrolment , Cards Issuance and Continuous Enrolment Programme 2a Continuous Enrolment at Sub-counties Card Printing for Mass Enrolment & Continuous Registration Phase 2a: Mass Enrolment at Parish Data Processing for Mass Enrolment Voting Register Required National Population Census – Aug’14 Data Processing for Continuous Enrolment Voting 12 Feb – 12 Mar 2016 Mass Issuance of Cards at Parish Voting Activities (register update, etc.) National Identification Register Ready by 27 Feb 15 All Registrations Stop Cards Issuance at Sub-counties Time Continuous Updates (death, movements, etc.) Card Printing for Continuous Updates Data Processing for Continuous Updates Activities 1 Sept ’14 Jan’14 Apr ’14 Jul ’14 27 Feb’15 Apr ’15 Mar ’15 23 Note: Roadmap is not on scale

  24. Continuous Enrolment , Cards Issuance and Continuous Updates Programme – 2b Phase 2b: Mass Enrolment for 0+ at Parishes and Aliens at designated places Card Printing for Mass Phase 2b Enrolment Phase 2b Mass Cards Issuance at Parish Data Processing for Phase 2b Mass Enrolment Voting 12 Feb – 12 Mar 2016 Time Data Processing & Card Printing Continuous Updates (death, movements, etc.) at Sub counties by URSB Card Issuance at Sub-counties Activities Apr’15 12 Feb – 12 Mar ’16 Oct 16 June ’17 July ’17 24 July 16

  25. National Coordinator 25

  26. General Public - Citizens • Be ready with your Citizenship Information – Enrolment forms will be widely published • Prepare to come and be enrolled • Decide where you will be enrolled from • Continue to be aware of updates for the Mass Enrolment Exercise • Turn up for Enrolment when called upon 26

  27. Benefits of National ID Cards • Economy: • reduction of financial exclusion – support for financial transaction services • Improving service delivery, through development of e-government services • payment for taxes • reduction of financial fraud, “ghosts”, money laundering • Security: • Enhance security management in the country (terrorism, human/drug trafficking, general crime etc) • Planning: • Enhance planning for citizens • Regional integration: • Support for regional integration (protocols for movement across the region) • International obligations: • E-Passport • Smart elections: • the National ID is a pre-requisite for voting 27

  28. “My Country, My Identity” Thank You 28

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