By ABDULKADIR KHALIF More by this AuthorSomalia is attempting its national identity card system to establish a central data base of unique numbers for its citizens for the first time in three decades. On September 16, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud received his national identity card while in Dusamareb town in Central Somalia, about 511 kilometres north of Mogadishu, on Saturday. “Today’s event represents a grand day for Somalia as we finally lay the foundations of a reliable and all-inclusive national identification system that is recognised across the world,” Barre remarked. AdvertisementOrganised by Somalia’s National Identification and Registration Authority (Nira), the conference introduced Somalia to digital identity system, over three decades after the identification system collapsed with the military regime in early 1990s. The project has been sponsored by the World Bank and its Country Manager for Somalia Kristina Svensson says the launch is significant progress made in establishing an inclusive and trustworthy national identification system for Somalia.

Source: Daily Nation September 19, 2023 07:56 UTC