Uganda is expected to begin printing its own security documents, including passports, national identity cards and ballot papers, by 2028, as the country moves to reduce its reliance on foreign suppliers.
The Uganda Security Printing Company (USPC) said the security printing facility in Entebbe is nearing completion after construction began in 2022.
Speaking at the NIRA My Identity Expo and Symposium 2026 at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, USPC Projects Implementation Manager Abdul Nsubuga said the facility would enable Uganda to produce critical security documents locally.
Nsubuga said the move would address the financial burden associated with outsourcing the production of security documents to companies outside Uganda.
He said Uganda currently spends significant amounts of money on foreign suppliers for the production of documents that could eventually be manufactured locally.
The facility is expected to produce passports, national identification cards and ballot papers, among other security documents, once it becomes operational.
Currency production is also expected to be introduced at a later stage.
The development is part of efforts to strengthen Uganda’s capacity to control the production of documents containing sensitive personal and national information.
The local production of national IDs is expected to complement the work of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), which maintains Uganda’s national identification and registration database.
The facility in Entebbe is one of Uganda’s major investments in security printing infrastructure, with construction having started in 2022.
The planned transition would also reduce the logistical dependence involved in sending sensitive documents abroad for printing before they are shipped back to Uganda.
Nsubuga said the project would ultimately give Uganda greater control over the production of documents that are central to identification, elections and other government services.
