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Ugandans Arrested Over Social Media Tax

Two Makerere University students have been arrested for storming into Parliament to demonstrate against the newly introduced social media tax which came in to effect on July 1. Ugandan Activist Stella Nyanzi who is against the imposed social media tax visited the two students at the Central Police Station.

Uganda: Activist Stella Nyanzi Collapses While Visiting Suspects

Monitor, 4 July 2018

Ugandan scholar Dr Stella Nyanzi has been rushed to Naguru Police Hospital for treatment after falling sick at Central Police Station in Kampala where she had visited Makerere… Read more »

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East Africa: Why Uganda's Social Media Tax Is Misplaced

Nation, 3 July 2018

Effective July 1, 2018, Ugandans will be required to pay a so-called social media tax in order to access sites like WhatsApp, Twitter and Instagram. Read more »
Uganda: Social Media Tax - What MPs Said

Monitor, 4 July 2018

Only 38 out of 452 eligible Members of Parliament debated the Excise Duty (Amendment) Act, 2018, on the floor of Parliament before the legislation was enacted through voice voting… Read more »
Uganda: 'Social Media Tax' Not the Smartest Way to Skin a Cat

Monitor, 4 July 2018

The controversial "social media tax" came into effect on July 1, and some very strong feelings about it have been vented on, well, social media. Read more »
Uganda: Is There Convenience in Social Media Tax?

Monitor, 4 July 2018

The media is awash with the taxation of Over the Top Services (OTTS) or rather the social media tax that was included in the 2018 Excise Duty Act. This tax took effect July 1,… Read more »
Uganda: MPs and Voters Must Do More Than Rubberstamp

Monitor, 4 July 2018

There is nationwide uproar over new taxes on mobile money transaction and social media use, which took effect on Sunday, July 1, 2018. These comprise 1 per cent excise duty on… Read more »
Kenya: Ugandans and Kenyans in a Fresh Round of Twitter Beef

Nairobi News, 3 July 2018

Ugandans think their tax on social media use is nothing compared to the cat meat and mercury Kenyans are eating unknowingly. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's New Social Media Tax 'Attacks Free Speech' Say Rights Groups

Deutsche Welle, 3 July 2018

The east African nation hopes to raise millions from the levy on smartphone apps such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Protesters have threatened to mobilize against the tax… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Troubling Social Media Tax

HRW, 2 July 2018

This weekend the Ugandan government began to implement a troubling new set of tax rules requiring social media users - including of popular apps like WhatsApp, Twitter, and… Read more »
Uganda: Government Moves to Block VPN As Ugandans Vow to Dodge Social Media Tax

Monitor, 2 July 2018

Government has moved to block Virtual Private Networks (VPN) that several Ugandans have installed on their mobile gadgets in a bid to dodge government's social media tax. Read more »