Reclaim The Net Cut off from the digital world on the eve of the vote, Ugandans are improvising new ways to stay visible in a nation intent on going dark.
By Cindy Harper
As Uganda moves toward its January 15 general election, the country has once again entered an information lockdown.
Despite repeated assurances from officials that the internet would remain open, access vanished across much of the country on Tuesday.
The order, confirmed by network analytics firm NetBlocks, cut off millions of Ugandans from social media, messaging platforms, and even some international phone lines.
Authorities justified the move as an effort to contain “misinformation” and “electoral fraud.”
The blackout arrived after weeks of denials. Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) head Nyombi Thembo told Capital FM that “as of now, there is no resolution to switch off the internet,” while the Permanent Secretary of the ICT Ministry, Amina Zawedde, said, “Government has not announced, directed, or implemented any decision to shut down the internet during the election period.”
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