They asked me many questions, the GISO [Gombolola Internal Security Officer] who was supposed to sign for us all was serving many people and without his signature, I could not get the National ID–and he was very hard to find. I am illiterate and old, I travelled on a boda boda and incurred a cost of 4,000 UGX [Uganda shillings] to travel to and from the place of registration.77 Figure 8. SCG Beneficiaries waiting to validate their identity in Namayingo. 2. “Maybe one day I will get it”: Exclusion from the Senior Citizens’ Grant The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) is mandated to promote and protect the rights of older persons in Uganda. In 2010, MGLSD began piloting the Expanding Social Protection Programme (ESP) with the support of Irish Aid, DFID, and UNICEF. A key part of the ESP was to provide cash transfers under the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) Program. One of these cash transfers was the Senior Citizens’ Grant (SCG), which at first gave an unconditional cash transfer to all Ugandans over the age of 65. The SCG is currently worth 25,000 UGX per month, or about $7 USD.78 The SCG rolled out in phases: • Phase 1: From 2010–15 the project was piloted in 15 districts, where a monthly cash grant was offered to all persons 65 years and older (with the exception of the deprived area of Karamoja, where the age was 60 years and older). • Phase 2: After a successful piloting phase, the ESP entered Phase 2, which was meant to last from 2015–2020 but has been extended. During this phase, the plan was for the SCG to spread to an additional forty districts. Due to budget constraints, How a National Security Approach to Uganda’s National Digital ID Has Led to Wholesale Exclusion of Women and Older Persons 35