Since UN declared that internet access is a human right. Most telecommunication companies inUgandaare competing to out smart other companies in the same umbrella out of business.

 MTN Uganda for example, as printed adverts and pinned them on road sides with the following message ‘MTN is giving you internet access for free. Use your free 10mb on your phone today- MTN every where you go!’ The adverts urge people to visit www.facebook.com/mtnug and www.twitter.com/mtnugandacare

On the other hand, Orange telecomUgandahas designed a counter attack advert and also posted it on the road side. It goes as follows: ‘Get unlimited fixed internet for your home. Broadband changes with orange. At orange telecom we know that you want internet that is fast, reliable and convenient. That is why we bring you the best fixed broadband solution so that you can enjoy unlimited internet access at the best speeds, at home and at offices. Today changes with orange.’

 On all roadsides ofUganda’s main roads, telecommunication adverts are pinned every where. Others say thatUgandatelecom is ‘all about you. Minister of communication and information communication technology (ICT), Ruhakana Rugunda says that inUgandatelecommunication companies are free to advertize in any form of communication.

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It looks demonstrations inKampala and Uganda in general is part of the daily menu. Every day there must be a story about people killed in demonstration, or the people police have arrested while demonstrating along the road and on streets. Most of the demonstrations inUgandatake place inUganda’s capital cityKampala.

Most of the demonstrations inUgandaare sparked off over load shedding, corruption, torture of civilians, politically motivated arrests, land grabbing, tribal conflicts and others are a result of differences in political ideology.

Today for instance, the residents of Wankulukuku, aKampalasuburb have today morning demonstrated over road shedding. They threw big stones and tree branches to the police. They sang anti government songs and in the process the police arrested dozens of them. The violent demonstration lasted for not less than two hours.

 The demonstrators said that the prolonged load shedding has made them to incur heavy loses in their businesses. The business community closed their premises and places of work as the police fired bullets and tear gas into the demonstrators.

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The governor bank ofUganda, Tumusiime Mutebile has informed the members of the public that all regulated financial institutions which include commercial banks, credit institutions and microfinance deposit taking institutions inUgandaare safe and strong and have the backing of the central bank ofUganda.

Speaking to journalists at the Bank of Uganda headquarters inKampalatoday, Tumusiime said that if any person wishes to either deposit or withdraw their money, they will be served as usual.

He says that in case the client’s branch is located in some shopping arcade that is closed one will be served by any other branch of the bank in question.

Tumutebile reminded bank customers that banks play a very important role of keeping money safe. Therefore Tumutebile asked bank customers to disregard any advice to customers to withdraw money and keep it at home.

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 Members of opposition political parties inUgandaare preparing themselves to vote their respective representatives in the East African Legislative Assembly come the month of April 2012. The chief Legal advisor of the Democratic Party, Mukasa Mbidde says that he is surprised that some people in DP are preparing themselves to vote on an order of court. “For me I am already an MP in East African parliament by court order and not as a subject of DP vote,” he told our informer yesterday. Mbidde says he is already MP because no organ of DP has appellate jurisdiction over the East African Court of Justice. He says that those DP members preparing to verse him should instead lodge an appeal with the court in question in order to over turn the court ruling than dressing up to a contest that never will. Mbidde says that those who know him would have expect him to have launched a deadly campaign if there would be any elections on the subject.

 The applicants in the case were two. DP seeking to have a right to front a candidate by court declaring the current law void. DP was represented by Mbidde. The second applicant was Mbidde seeking for a right to stand as a candidate on the ticket of the first applicant himself represented by his lawyer, Justine Semuyaba. The orders were passed and DP has a right to front a candidate and Mukasa Mbidde has a right to be the candidate.

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