Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Ugandan Secure Printworks

The official groundbreaking ceremony for a new security document printworks took place in Entebbe, Uganda earlier in May. With the start of production planned for end of 2023, the country is set to become one of the few in Africa with such a state-of-the-art factory. Its cost is in the region of 107 billion shillings (US$24 million).

About 150 guests participated in the ceremony, including the Minister for the Presidency, Babirye Milly Babalanda, and key members of the Board of Directors of the Uganda Security Printing Company (USPC). USPC was set up in 2018 as a joint venture between the state-owned Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC), which owns 51%, and Veridos, a German provider of integrated identity solutions, which owns 49%.