Uganda, April 21 -- President Museveni recently instructed the Attorney General, KK, to originate legislation prohibiting the use of national identification cards as collateral for loans by money lenders and other financial institutions.

KK, whose initials mean "Okay-Okay" in text-speak, was given this brief during a meeting of members of the Central Executive Committee of the National Resistance Movement at State House, Entebbe.

This is surely a welcome development as the unlawful practice of money lenders confiscating national identity cards (IDs) from Ugandans will leave money lenders with multiple identities.

Oh yes, a money lender having so many IDs in his possession will inevitably suffer from a multiple identity disorder.

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