Okye 88 years old Namayingo District As we gathered to hold our Focus Group Discussions on a mild sunny morning in November of 2020, Okye, unlike others, arrived rather late. He came by motorcycle, his frail body cushioned between the rider and his daughter. Okye is blind and cannot walk. He therefore constantly needs support. His daughter, together with the local leaders, helped him off the motorcycle and placed him on a mat straight away. It doesn’t take long before he complains that his legs are feeling cold, so we give him some beddings we’d travelled with to keep him warm. Throughout our interaction, Okye is lying on the ground and we can only get soft measured responses from him. He recounts the challenges he encountered while registering for a National ID: I did not remember details of some of the questions that were asked. For example, I did not remember my exact date of birth because my mother passed on immediately after giving birth to me and my father died too when I was two years. I faced a challenge of remembering my background. My National ID has different details of my birth date. My Voter’s ID says I was born on the 11th April 1933 while the National ID says I was born in 1942. This has made me miss out on the SAGE benefits because as per the National ID, I am yet to clock 80 years. Despite his predicament, Okye has been unable to correct the error on his National ID. His health doesn’t allow for easy movement and he was informed that the process is long. He doesn’t hesitate to voice his misgivings towards the process of correcting errors on his ID, saying: If it took me close to a year to get my National ID, I do not think it will be any quicker to address the error in my date of birth. He feels left out because of a single error on his date of birth. His plea is that: …the National ID should not be used to stop someone from accessing any service or benefit; for example, I am an old man who qualifies to get SAGE money but I cannot. Alternative documents like my Voter’s ID should be accepted to prove my date of birth and identity. How a National Security Approach to Uganda’s National Digital ID Has Led to Wholesale Exclusion of Women and Older Persons 43