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Uganda internet shutdown hurts cross-border trade, transport

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Nation | by Victor Raballa


Uganda’s internet shutdown has caused a huge traffic snarl up of heavy commercial vehicles at the Busia border point.

In an unprecedented move, the country shut down the internet hours to the January 14 polls, a move that has been widely criticised by both local and international players.

The traffic stretched over 3km on the Kenyan side, with hundreds of vehicles parked at Bumala and Sega townships on the busy Busia highway by Saturday…

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