All posts tagged "Uganda"

Uganda: PM Rugunda sings a new song on social media law, and it sounds familiar

Uganda’s prime minister, Ruhakana Rugunda, is rendering a new song on the social media law which was recently enacted. This is as he announced that government...

Uganda plans amoured escort vehicles for 456 lawmakers. Just how smart?

President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly approved sharpshooters and amoured escort vehicles for the country’s 456 lawmakers. This was soon after a ruling party lawmaker and his...

Like Uganda, Zambia is tinkering with new laws to regulate social media use

Zambia is now the latest African country that is mulling a social media shutdown due to such problems like porn and cybercrime

Social media tax not going unchallenged in Uganda

Civil Society Organizations on Tuesday filed a suit challenging the introduction of new tax on social media

In Uganda, you now need about $19 a year to be on social media

Millions of people in Uganda now have to pay to use popular social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter as new rules come into...

Uganda: Parliamentarians fight dirty over presidential age limit

Crush the ‘pigs’ but don’t lose your head

The egregiousness of the thuggish behaviour now appears to have been extensive, covering areas that were not visible to the public eye. Whereas we saw the...

Uganda risks electrocuting citizens to protect Entebbe Expressway

Should Uganda risk the lives of its citizens just so it could secure the newly built Entebbe Expressway which the administration of Yoweri Museveni prides as...