NIRA, police plan raid on lenders who take National IDs
National Identification and Registration Authority, NIRA, is engaging police to raid and arrest money lenders who still use National Identification cards collateral, mortgage, or security for one to secure a loan. According to NIRA, national IDs should be used for Identification and verification purposes as stipulated in the Registrations of Persons Act 2015.
Osborn Mushabe, the NIRA public relations officer has urged Ugandans to report to them should any money lender still refuse to surrender their national IDs.