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Security-document production joint venture

Under review Status as of 30 March 2023 · Funding type: Concession or PPP

Veridos announced a 15-year security-document partnership with Uganda in October 2018, including a printing factory, electronic passports, identity cards and related systems 1. USPC dates the joint-venture agreement to 4 October 2018 2 and describes a 51 percent government shareholding 3. In March 2023, MPs questioned how Veridos was selected. A Finance Ministry official defended the evaluation and due diligence, and the committee requested records 4. This entry's review status refers to that hearing. Later acceptance, factory completion, total investment and final committee conclusions are not established here.

Key terms

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Buyer
Government of Uganda and Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation 1,2
Vendor
Uganda Security Printing Company (Veridos and UPPC)
Vendor based in
Not confirmed
Signed
4 October 2018, according to USPC 2
Duration
15 years, company announcement 1
Value
Not published
Funding
concession/PPP
Procurement route
Not published
System ownership
USPC reports 51 percent government ownership through UPPC and 49 percent held by the Veridos and Giesecke+Devrient consortium. This is company equity, not a statement of data ownership 3.
Data terms
Not published

Timeline

  1. Signed or started: 4 October 2018, according to USPC 2
  2. 30 March 2023: COSASE questioned selection and due diligence. Nathan Itungo suggested the supplier was handpicked. Finance official Christopher Mugisha said an evaluation committee applied criteria under Attorney General guidance and defended legal and financial due diligence. The committee requested procurement documents. The report records a hearing, not a final finding 4.
  3. 30 March 2023: Recorded status is Under review.

Sources

  1. Veridos, company statement: Uganda security-printing partnership (4 October 2018)
  2. USPC, company statement: Chairman's message (undated, accessed 19 October 2026)
  3. USPC, company statement: Ownership and legal framework (undated, accessed 19 October 2026)
  4. Parliament of Uganda: COSASE hearing on UPPC-Veridos selection (30 March 2023)

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