Uganda’s parliament finally passed the controversial Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill, 2012, albeit with a record case of absent legislators.
Zain/Airtel’s aggressive price cuts in Kenya have dominated the headlines, but in EAC neighbour Uganda, the Indian operators similarly tried to tackle MTN’s market dominance through price cuts. Maya Prabhu analyses how the mobile market in Uganda reacted.
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MTN, the strongest brand in Ugandan telecoms, has consolidated a hefty 60% market share. Is the Ugandan market big enough to accommodate new competitors, or is the established structure already too entrenched?
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The stand off over the payment of capital gains tax on the sale of Heritage Oil’s assets to Tullow Oil has taken a new twist when the Government of Uganda withdrew Tullow’s exploration rights for the Kingfisher area in block 3A.
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The print media in Uganda has not had to adjust to a new regulatory framework since the fairly benign Press and Journalism Act was passed in 1994. However, the proposed 2010 amendment bill threatens to increase the state’s power to interfere with and exert pressure on the press.
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At the end of its first year, Uganda’s mobile money market has expanded to an estimated 1.25m users between three providers. Maya Prabhu draws first conclusions how the neighbour of mobile money pioneer Kenya is faring.
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