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Rais wa Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, amesema kuwa miundombinu ya intaneti haipaswi kumilikiwa au kutawaliwa na kampuni binafsi, akisisitiza kuwa udhibiti wa serikali ni muhimu ili kuhakikisha gharama zinabaki kuwa nafuu kwa wananchi.
Akizungumza katika mkutano na waandishi wa habari, Museveni alisema umiliki binafsi mara nyingi huleta ukiritimba kwa sababu kampuni hizo huongozwa zaidi na faida kuliko maslahi ya taifa—jambo linalosababisha huduma za intaneti kuwa ghali kupita kiasi.
“Intaneti haipaswi kumilikiwa na watu binafsi… kwa sababu wakimiliki watu wa biashara, hasa wakipata ukiritimba, wanakuwa wanasaka pesa tu. Ndiyo maana backbone inapaswa kumilikiwa na serikali,”* alisema.
Museveni alisisitiza kuwa serikali lazima ibaki na mamlaka juu ya mifumo ya msingi ya mawasiliano ili kuhakikisha upatikanaji wa huduma kwa bei nafuu. Alisema kampuni binafsi zina nafasi ya kutoa huduma, lakini hazipaswi kudhibiti njia kuu za usafirishaji wa data.
Akiunganisha hoja hiyo na mabadiliko ya kiteknolojia duniani, Rais Museveni alikumbuka uzoefu wake wakati wa vita vya ukombozi, akieleza namna teknolojia ilivyobadilisha mikakati ya kijeshi.
“Ni kweli intaneti na vifaa vya kielektroniki vimetusaidia kufanya mambo kwa kasi zaidi. Zamani tulipokuwa tunapigana, nililazimika kutumia macho yangu kukadiria umbali wa adui ili nipange vizuri shabaha ya bunduki. Siku hizi kwa kutumia laser, inanionesha moja kwa moja walipo, sihitaji kukokotoa,”* alisema.
Museveni alisema maendeleo kama hayo ya teknolojia yanaonyesha kwa nini serikali inapaswa kulinda miundombinu ya msingi ya kidijitali.
“Kwa intaneti, tunahitaji njia za usafirishaji wa data zenye gharama nafuu ili zisije kuwa mzigo kwa wananchi,”* aliongeza, akisisitiza dhamira ya serikali yake kupunguza bei za intaneti nchini.
Museveni, ambaye amekuwa madarakani tangu 1986, bado anatafuta kuwania urais kwa muhula wa saba. Miongoni mwa miradi yake mikubwa ni ujenzi wa miundombinu ya mikongo ya fibre nchini kote ili kuwezesha intaneti ya kasi
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President Yoweri Museveni now says that internet infrastructure should not be owned or dominated by private companies, saying government control is necessary to keep the costs low for citizens.
Speaking during a press briefing, Museveni stated that private ownership often encourages monopolies as the companies are driven by profit rather than national interest.
This, according to the Ugandan President, makes connectivity unnecessarily expensive for citizens.
"The internet should not be owned by private people…because when the internet is owned by business people, especially if they monopolise it, they are after money, that's why the backbone (should be) owned by the government," he stated.
To remedy this, Museveni opined that the State must maintain authority over core internet systems to guarantee affordable access.
He noted that while private providers play a role in offering services, they should not control essential transmission lines.
Museveni linked his argument to the broader evolution of technology, recalling his own experience during Uganda’s liberation struggle to illustrate how digital tools have transformed operations.
“It is true that internet and electronics have helped us to do things much faster because when we were fighting in the early days, I had to use my eyes to estimate how far the enemy was so that I could adjust my gun sight to shoot properly,” he said. “These days, with laser, it tells me exactly where the target is. I don’t have to calculate.”
The President said such technological advancement underscores why the government must secure key digital infrastructure.
“For the internet, we need low-cost transmission so that it doesn’t become expensive,” he said, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to lowering data costs across the country.
Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, is seeking to run for a record seventh term. Among his key projects is the laying of fibre cables across Uganda to enable high-speed internet.
Source: citizentvKenya
Akizungumza katika mkutano na waandishi wa habari, Museveni alisema umiliki binafsi mara nyingi huleta ukiritimba kwa sababu kampuni hizo huongozwa zaidi na faida kuliko maslahi ya taifa—jambo linalosababisha huduma za intaneti kuwa ghali kupita kiasi.
“Intaneti haipaswi kumilikiwa na watu binafsi… kwa sababu wakimiliki watu wa biashara, hasa wakipata ukiritimba, wanakuwa wanasaka pesa tu. Ndiyo maana backbone inapaswa kumilikiwa na serikali,”* alisema.
Museveni alisisitiza kuwa serikali lazima ibaki na mamlaka juu ya mifumo ya msingi ya mawasiliano ili kuhakikisha upatikanaji wa huduma kwa bei nafuu. Alisema kampuni binafsi zina nafasi ya kutoa huduma, lakini hazipaswi kudhibiti njia kuu za usafirishaji wa data.
Akiunganisha hoja hiyo na mabadiliko ya kiteknolojia duniani, Rais Museveni alikumbuka uzoefu wake wakati wa vita vya ukombozi, akieleza namna teknolojia ilivyobadilisha mikakati ya kijeshi.
“Ni kweli intaneti na vifaa vya kielektroniki vimetusaidia kufanya mambo kwa kasi zaidi. Zamani tulipokuwa tunapigana, nililazimika kutumia macho yangu kukadiria umbali wa adui ili nipange vizuri shabaha ya bunduki. Siku hizi kwa kutumia laser, inanionesha moja kwa moja walipo, sihitaji kukokotoa,”* alisema.
Museveni alisema maendeleo kama hayo ya teknolojia yanaonyesha kwa nini serikali inapaswa kulinda miundombinu ya msingi ya kidijitali.
“Kwa intaneti, tunahitaji njia za usafirishaji wa data zenye gharama nafuu ili zisije kuwa mzigo kwa wananchi,”* aliongeza, akisisitiza dhamira ya serikali yake kupunguza bei za intaneti nchini.
Museveni, ambaye amekuwa madarakani tangu 1986, bado anatafuta kuwania urais kwa muhula wa saba. Miongoni mwa miradi yake mikubwa ni ujenzi wa miundombinu ya mikongo ya fibre nchini kote ili kuwezesha intaneti ya kasi
President Yoweri Museveni now says that internet infrastructure should not be owned or dominated by private companies, saying government control is necessary to keep the costs low for citizens.
Speaking during a press briefing, Museveni stated that private ownership often encourages monopolies as the companies are driven by profit rather than national interest.
This, according to the Ugandan President, makes connectivity unnecessarily expensive for citizens.
"The internet should not be owned by private people…because when the internet is owned by business people, especially if they monopolise it, they are after money, that's why the backbone (should be) owned by the government," he stated.
To remedy this, Museveni opined that the State must maintain authority over core internet systems to guarantee affordable access.
He noted that while private providers play a role in offering services, they should not control essential transmission lines.
Museveni linked his argument to the broader evolution of technology, recalling his own experience during Uganda’s liberation struggle to illustrate how digital tools have transformed operations.
“It is true that internet and electronics have helped us to do things much faster because when we were fighting in the early days, I had to use my eyes to estimate how far the enemy was so that I could adjust my gun sight to shoot properly,” he said. “These days, with laser, it tells me exactly where the target is. I don’t have to calculate.”
The President said such technological advancement underscores why the government must secure key digital infrastructure.
“For the internet, we need low-cost transmission so that it doesn’t become expensive,” he said, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to lowering data costs across the country.
Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, is seeking to run for a record seventh term. Among his key projects is the laying of fibre cables across Uganda to enable high-speed internet.
Source: citizentvKenya
