UETCL, UEDCL promise fewer outages after $83m upgrade
Across Kampala, planned power cuts have become an unwelcome part of daily life, disrupting businesses, households and hospitals.Electricity officials say the frustration...
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Kampala Faces Three-Week Power Disruptions in New UETCL Plans
Electricity consumers in Kampala and surrounding areas will experience scheduled daytime power outages from May 14 to June 2, 2026, as UETCL carries out maintenance on th...
Bobi Wine: Security Officers Helped Me Escape Uganda After Election
Bobi Wine in an interview with France 24Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has said he fled Uganda after the January 15 presidential elect...
EU Parliament Demands Release of Opposition Figures, Review of Ties With Uganda
KAMPALA: The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a strongly worded resolution condemning Uganda’s post-election environment, calling for the immediate release...
UCC POINTS AT BoU, TELCOS POINT AT UCC! Inside the Mobile Money shutdown mystery no one wants to own
As mobile money services finally flicker back to life, one thing remains completely offline: accountability.For nearly a week during the tense election period, millions o...
UCC Announces Full Restoration of Internet Services Nationwide
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has announced the full restoration of internet services across the country, ending days of restricted access imposed during the...
MTN, Airtel, UCC sued over internet shutdown during elections
The Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), George William Nyombi Thembo, addresses a press conference on the internet shutdown ahead of the gen...
Lawyers Slam ‘Defective’ Charges against Bireete, Urge Court to End Alleged Unlawful Detention
Lawyers representing human rights activist, Sarah Bireete, have filed urgent applications seeking a production warrant to have her brought before the Buganda Road Chief M...
Dr. Sarah Bireete set for court appearance today
KAMPALA, Uganda — Dr. Sarah Bireete, the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Governance, is expected to appear before the Buganda Road Chief Magist...
What Is BitChat? Bobi Wine’s internet-free communication tool explained
BitChat is an internet-free messaging concept highlighted by Bobi Wine as a backup communication tool if online services are disrupted during Uganda’s 2026 electio...