Tag: Uganda Communications Commission (UCC)

UCC Begins Nationwide Crackdown On Illegal Wi-Fi Connections

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), in collaboration with licensed Internet Service Providers (ISPs), licensed operators and relevant government agencies, has launched a targeted enforcement against illegal public Wi-Fi providers. In a statement released by the UCC, the enforcement initiative aims to ensure that all public internet service providers operate within the established legal and regulatory […]

Veteran Journalist Timothy Kalyegira Charged With Broadcasting Without a License, Days After Going Missing

Veteran Journalist and political commentator Timothy Kalyegira who has been missing since Friday last week, has resurfaced today and has been charged with computer misuse at Kira Chief Magistrates Court. Kalyegira’s disappearance on Friday, which was his birthday raised concern amongst his neighbours and family in Butenga Estate, in Kira municipality, Wakiso District. Human rights […]

Journalist Mukose Remanded Over Fake Report on First Lady Janet Museveni

The Law Development Centre (LDC) Chief Magistrate’s Court has charged DigiTalk Media journalist Arnold Anthony Mukose, with two counts of publication and transmission of false information about First lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataaha Museveni. On Wednesday, prosecution told court that between January 26 and March 29, 2026, Mukose knowingly and unlawfully […]

Why UCC Shut Down Fanon Voter Website

With days left for Ugandans to take to the polls and cast their votes, a number of citizens had resorted to a new independent website www.registry.ugtally.com which has commonly been known as FANON to locate their registration details and polling stations. However, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has in a statement issued on Thursday revealed […]

Student innovators tipped on starting businesses

The head of Research and Innovations Unit at the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT), Mr. Gastervas Rutwara Mugume has urged student’s innovators to develop their innovation ideas beyond the classrooms and transform them into commercial businesses to address Uganda’s socio-economic needs. “Each year, our students develop exceptional projects, many of which end […]