06 October 2022

The government of Uganda has confirmed the installation of 600 WiFi hotspots as part of the US$75 million World Bank funded Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme (RCIP), and part of the Uganda Digital Acceleration Programme.

“The government would like to provide free internet to selected areas. The internet that we are providing will be utilised by the government during working hours and by citizens after working hours and weekends. The internet will also be used during emergencies and by people applying for government services such as the national identification registration,” said National Information and Technology Authority executive director Hatwib Mugasa.

The hotspots will be located in places with pre-existing national infrastructure, but also extend to remote parts of the country. Some 300 are situated in Kampala, the capital, while the other 300 are spread across regional cities.