The groups including the initiative for social and economic rights together with the unwanted witness says, the decision is bound to exclude many people from accessing the vaccine.
The program manager at the initiative for social and economic rights Allana Kembabazi says they are seeking court to intervene and make the decision null and void.
She says the vaccine is the quickest way of combating the disease and therefore, putting in place such requirements for the citizens is derailing the country’s efforts to reduce the spread of the disease.
Uganda has ordered 18 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca.
The Chief Marketing Officer MTN-Uganda Somdev Sen says although some of their urban clients have embraced the new technology, the rural population is yet to adapt to it because their income streams have been adversely affected by the effects of the pandemic.
He says currently, just about 35% of people buying new smart phones acquire 4G devices.
Somdev made the remarks at the company’s launch of a new data bundle package with no expiry date.
He says currently, the total number of internet users in Uganda is estimated at just over 6.8 million, of which about 3.4million are mobile data subscribers.