Uganda restricts imports of Starlink equipment weeks before election

Motorcycle taxis ride past campaign posters of Uganda's President and leader of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, Yoweri Museveni, ahead of the upcoming general election in Kampala, Uganda October 13, 2025. PHOTO | REUTERS

What you need to know:

  • The restrictions on bringing Starlink devices into Uganda first came to light in a leaked tax agency memo dated December 19 that circulated on social media.