By Lawrence Muyomba At least by April 2, 180 countries globally have confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus since it emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December last year. The number of countries and infections keeps changing rapidly, which has forced the World Health Organization...
The World Health Organization and state authorities are encouraging frequent hand washing and practicing social distancing, among other preventive measures societies needed to contain the spread of coronavirus. In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni banned common community practices of hugging and handshaking, stressing frequent hand washing using water and soap,...
By Florence Nabukeera On 2nd March 2020, a six-member delegation from Unwanted Witness constituting two aggrieved citizens, excluded by the National ID system met the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga at parliament. The purpose of the visit was to share Unwanted Witness’s preliminary report entitled Uganda’s Digital...
An Open Letter To Google Dear Mr. Pichai,We, the undersigned, agree with you: privacy cannot be a luxury offered only to those people who can afford it. And yet, Android Partners – who use the Android trademark and branding – are manufacturing devices that contain pre-installed apps that cannot...
It is now approximately 305 days since former Makerere University researcher Dr. Stella Nyanzi was detention at Luzira prison for a Facebook post that was deemed offensive to the person of President Yoweri Museveni. It is the first cyber criminal offence in Uganda to undergo full trial for allegedly...
The 23-year-old Janet is a mother of two children and operates a mobile phone shop in Uganda’s capital, Kampala for a living. As a sole breadwinner, Janet (using the first name to protect her anonymity) works hard to pay school fees for her firstborn as well as contributing to...
Evangelist Joseph Kabuleta’s incarceration for allegedly insulting members of the family once more reminded Ugandans of a legislation that is an existential threat to freedoms of speech and expression- The Computer Misuse Act. The law has been on Uganda’s statute books since 2011. Case after case have been brought...
By Richard Walusimbi While Chinese telecom giant Huawei is being crippled by the Donald Trump administration, in Uganda and generally most parts of Africa, it’s entrenching it’s self-further without any deterrence. Despite protests, the US insists that Huawei, the number two smartphone brand, is a security risk. Trump’s...
As things stand now at least every major road in Uganda’s capital Kampala has a CCTV camera installed. The system that controls all these camera is manned by a police force which has been frequently accused by citizens of clamping down on dissent. Government argues that the system is...
DERRICK KIYONGA The video conferencing system between Buganda Road court and Luzira maximum prison was on Monday in a grandeur ceremony. Bart Katureebe, the Chief Justice, showed how he is still focused on his ambitious agenda: transforming the judiciary via ICT. This effort is a follow up of what...
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