Makindye court remands NIRA registration assistant charged with unlawfully disclosing ID data

A NIRA registration assistant appeared before a Makindye grade one magistrate charged with unlawful disclosure and processing of personal data under the Data Protection and Privacy Act, and denied the charges. Prosecutors allege he shared a woman's National ID details without authorisation in December 2024, and the Daily Monitor reports he is accused of passing ID information to a human trafficking syndicate. He was remanded to Luzira prison until 18 May 2026.