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Uganda curbs Starlink imports ahead of polls

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni speech during World Bank IDA 21 Heads of State Summit in Nairobi on Monday, April, 29, 2024. [File. Standard.]

Uganda has imposed restrictions on the importation of Starlink equipment and similar devices barely a month before national elections on January 15, raising fears of an internet shutdown.

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