Dear General Muhoozi Kainerugaba,
We come to you not as criminals, but as young Ugandans trying to survive through innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.
Across Uganda, many young people have built small businesses around community internet and hotspot services. For some, this is the only source of income they have created for themselves and their families.
Today, we are worried about what the ongoing enforcement against unauthorised Wi-Fi businesses could mean for these young entrepreneurs. Authorities have confirmed that enforcement is targeting public Wi-Fi operators who do not have the required regulatory approvals, while UCC has also called on operators to regularise their businesses.
Our humble request to you, CDF, is simple: please listen to the youth before their businesses and livelihoods disappear.
We are not asking for the law to be ignored.
We are asking for dialogue, guidance, a clear path to licensing, and an opportunity to regularise our businesses.
The hotspot industry has also helped many people access affordable internet, with UCC previously acknowledging the growth of neighbourhood Wi-Fi services and their role in expanding connectivity.
General, we believe that young innovators should be given an opportunity to correct what is wrong, comply with the law and continue contributing to Uganda’s digital economy.
We have families to support.
We have employees.
We have customers.
We have invested our little savings into these businesses.
We have dreams.
We therefore humbly appeal to you:
CDF, please hear the hotspotters.
CDF, please give us an opportunity to be heard.
CDF, please help us find a solution.
We believe Uganda needs more young people creating businesses and opportunities—not young people losing the little livelihoods they have built.
WE ARE YOUTH.
WE ARE INNOVATORS.
WE WANT TO WORK.
WE WANT TO COMPLY.
WE WANT TO BUILD UGANDA.
Our humble appeal: CDF, please look into our situation. @mkainerugaba@BalaamBarugahar@DaudiKabanda@AKasingye@FrankGashumba@SheilahGashumba@PNyamutoro@MwesigyeFranks
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