UGANDANS NOW REACT IN SUPPORT OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA TAX AFTER KAMPALA CENTRAL MP OPPOSED IT.

Kampala central legislator Muhammad Nsereko wrote this letter to the President of Uganda opposing the social media tax. 

Muhammad Nsereko

Dear comrades,

I will use this platform to follow up my April 03 post to Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of The Republic Of Uganda.

Uganda’s leading export earner is tourism, with a target of over 3 million tourists per annum.

My questions to you Mr. President are;

1.what’s the probability that any sensible tourist shall leave other countries and visit Uganda where communication that is free all over the world in form of Whatsapp, Twitter, Facebook etc attracts a direct charge?

2. Are you aware that a tourist as it is now is required to have a local number and even register for mobile money services in order to use services like WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook etc?

3. Aware that communication is now considered a human right and to some countries WiFi even offered free, what’s your take on killing innovation in ICT in your own country that has failed to offer decent jobs to the educated class?

4. Do you think of the negative publicity Uganda gets from the over 2 billion potential tourists and investors in the world as a result of this disastrous tax plan?

5. Are you aware that social media has eased education communication, for instance conference learning, Whatsapp discussion groups for university students etc. These are cheap solutions through OTT? All these save time, money etc.

6. Are you aware that these apps had facilitated business for example lowering cost of advertisement on Facebook and through Whatsapp small business groups? Which investor will ignore for example our neighbors that have cheap power, near the port, low cost of internet etc and come to Uganda where all are expensive?

I urge you to rethink about this tax and it’s ramifications. Surely this social media tax shall have more harmful impact on our economy.

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parliament causes all this nw ur complaining Bcoz u knew u wd b exepted frm tax bt its conbin...See more

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Edson Valentino the fact remains some MPs take this has advantage for them to table this debates in parliament in order to get allowances now next is consultation abt it. where they will receive millions of tax payers money but l8tr on the gov't will come out crying t...See more

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Ekinu Robert That guy has no time for a honest discussion, he acts on emotion. Just remember his reasoning mbu to stop lugambo. He thinks UG is made up of nursery kids. The last kicks of a dying horse indeed.

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Kiragga Leonard No arrows to him.Its really a ashame in Rwanda internet is so cheap to an extent it's is even classified e.g people below 25 yrs have their own bundles wic r affordable .A maid in Rwanda is able to use the internet freely where as here in our Country it's only for some few educated pple.Mr President we know you love Uganda and Ugandans make us proud .Hop our message reaches you. For God and my ctry

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Stephen Kasule I think this is a very sensible approach but I don't know whether it will reach our President. As a President he is supposed to be advised about such to rethink on some decisions. I would still want money to be collected from data bundles because its ...See more

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Ebrahim Kizito Atuhaire Paul, you must know that our parliament has got the rubber stamp numbers and whatever any reasonable MP would say will not count because of the NRM numbers. For them they have to pass any law that their chairman wishes to be passed. Even if he wanted a law to prevent all ugandans from visiting their own parents, they will happily pass it.

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Salim Ariho Hahaha,bt hve u ever meet asituation where awoman can't advise ahusband that its da only husband's decision that must pass dat family must live shortly and die same applies to our country MPs ne Ministers does nt help Mr.president much in as far as adv...See more

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