A Registration Assistant with the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has been remanded to prison over allegations that he unlawfully leaked citizens’ personal data to facilitate a suspected human trafficking network that reportedly preyed on young Ugandan women destined for exploitation in Dubai.
Douglas Kaaya, also known as Kasozi, a 40-year-old resident of Buziga in Makindye Division, appeared before Grade One Magistrate Asuman Muhumuza at the Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court in Makindye following investigations conducted by the Kampala Metropolitan Police Headquarters.
Kaaya is facing two counts related to the unlawful disclosure and processing of personal data contrary to the Data Protection and Privacy Act, Cap. 97.
Prosecutors allege that while working as a Registration Assistant at NIRA, he accessed and processed National Identity Card information without authorisation and shared it with individuals linked to a human trafficking syndicate.
During the court session, Kaaya pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Although Magistrate Muhumuza informed him of his right to apply for bail, the application could not proceed after the court found the submitted documents insufficient. Kaaya was consequently remanded until the 18th of this month when the court is expected to hear his renewed bail application and formally commence the hearing of the case.
By URN
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