US EditionUganda Election 2026: UCC Denies Plans to Shut Down Internet
The ban aims to prevent escalation of tensions and panic by restricting live coverage and inciting content during Uganda's sensitive pre-election period, officials said.
- On Jan 5 the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology banned live broadcasts or streaming of riots and `unlawful processions` ahead of the January 15 election, the ministry said in Kampala, Uganda.
- The ministry said live coverage could escalate tensions and spread panic, and officials also prohibited circulation of material described as `inciting, hateful or violent` during the pre-election period.
- Rights group Amnesty International said Ugandan security forces launched a `brutal campaign of repression`, subjecting Wine's supporters to arbitrary arrests, beatings and torture, recalling over 50 deaths in 2021 crackdowns.
- Requests for comment went unanswered as security agencies arrested hundreds of opposition supporters while Kizza Besigye, veteran opposition figure, remains detained more than a year after his arrest.
- Museveni, who came to power in 1986, is seeking another term as authorities detained hundreds of opposition supporters ahead of the January 15 election, amid rising tensions.
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The Ugandan president will run for a seventh term on 15 January. Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, will again be his main challenger, but the outcome of their duel raises less uncertainty than the succession of the former maquisard at the head of Uganda.
ICT Ministry: Media houses face shutdown for defying election guidelines
UCC Executive Director Nyombi Thembo addresses reporters at the Uganda Media Centre, warning that BitChat and other digital platforms are not beyond government regulation. KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology and National Guidance has warned that media houses face immediate shutdown if they defy new guidelines prohibiting the livestreaming of unofficial election results or civil unrest. During a joint pres…
Gov’t Bans Media Houses From Declaring Unofficial Election Results, Says No Planned Internet Switch-Off » Business Focus
UCC Executive Director, Nyombi Thembo Government has threatened to revoke licenses of media houses and impose penalties on individuals who will provide live broadcast of election results during and after the January 2026 general elections. The warning was issued by Nyombi Thembo, Executive Director of Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and Dr. Amina Zawedde, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, during a press briefing …
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