| TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION OF THE USE OF PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (BIZINDALO) TO PUBLICISE INFORMATION ON THE COVID-19 - 02/04/2020 |
| UGANDA COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Uganda |
| In exercise of its mandate in respect of effecting the provisions of the UCC Act 2013 and in collaboration with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), the Commission had banned the use of open-air loudspeakers or megaphones, also known as bizindalo, to broadcast in Uganda. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission noted that whereas the mainstream broadcasting platforms were doing their best to inform and sensitise all people across the country about the Coronavirus, open-air broadcasting can significantly foster the efforts to increase the dissemination of information about the preventive and safety guidelines on this global pandemic. Even with English as the official national language, the literacy national demographics indicate that there is a big part of the population that is illiterate. In order to maximise the guidance provided through the President as well as the Ministry of Health official, these open broadcast platforms provide the translation of the advisory information to the people within their reception. This authorisation was granted as a temporary measure and within set guidelines. |
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