E-commerce firms count losses over Uganda internet shutdown on polls day
A group of ride-hailing Safe Boda riders in Kampala. E-commerce firms are counting losses over Uganda internet shutdown on polls day. FILE PHOTO | COURTESY
In an unprecedented move, the Uganda Communication Commission, the regulator of the telecommunication sector, ordered a countrywide shutdown of the Internet on the eve of the January 14 general election.
The order left companies that rely on Internet connectivity to do business counting losses.
