Via: Africanews
The Ugandan government, through its communications regulator, has ordered service providers to cut internet access just hours before voting starts. In a letter to telecoms, the head of Uganda Communications Commission Irene Ssewankambo ordered service providers to ‘implement a temporary suspension of the operation of all your internet gateways and associated access points’. She said the shutdown was to take effect at 7pm local time (16:00 GMT) Wednesday (13/01) ‘and continue until otherwise directed’. Polls in the east African country open on Thursday (14/01). President Yoweri Museveni, 76, is up against 10 contenders including popstar cum politician Bobi Wine, 38.
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