MTN gives update on delayed mobile money restoration
The disruption began after UCC suspended some mobile money transactions and internet access ahead of elections held on January 15, 2026.MTN Uganda has said it does not kn...
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UCC threatens to disable devices of VPN users
The UCC boss said the commission was aware that some individuals were using such tools to evade directives put in place by authorities.The Uganda Communications Commissio...
Ssenyonyi Demands Removal Of Polling Stations From Police Barracks
Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi has petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to relocate 18 polling stations reportedly situated inside the fenced Naguru-Ntinda P...
Uganda’s moment to build, not beg, the world
There are moments in a nation’s life when an external decision, seemingly adverse, even unfair, forces an uncomfortable but necessary reckoning.The recent tightening of...
We have the Ability to Disable BitChat – UCC
As Uganda approaches its general elections on January 15, 2026, tensions are escalating over potential communication blackouts, with the Uganda Communications Commission...
Bobi Wine urges Elon Musk to restore Starlink as Uganda tightens internet controls ahead of election
Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, widely known as Bobi Wine, has called on tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to reinstate Starlink internet services in Uganda, saying the sh...
TORORO: From Malwa Brewer to Parliament Hopeful: Nyafamba Barbra Marcy’s Journey of Faith, Resilience
Nyafamba Barbra Marcy, a determined daughter of Katandi village in Kirewa sub-county, is among the contestants for the Woman Member of Parliament for Tororo District in t...
Starlink Shuts Down All Uganda Terminals After UCC Crackdown
Starlink has officially confirmed that no satellite internet terminals are currently active in Uganda, following the company’s swift enforcement of new restrictions in...
EC Faces Pushback from Clergy Over Polling Station Restrictions
Meanwhile, police and the military have come under criticism for alleged human rights abuses, including beating, shooting, teargas use, and arrests of supporters of Natio...
Military: Bobi Wine Arrest Claims a ‘Smokescreen’
Uganda’s military has dismissed allegations by opposition leader Bobi Wine that security agencies plan to arrest him ahead of his planned rally in Mbale City, calling t...