Roncliffe Odit
BBC Swahili correspondent covering Uganda's election-period internet shutdown, explaining how regulators ordered telcos to switch off services and describing economic and electoral consequences.
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Jan 24, 2026 • 26min
Protest in the age of the 'Kill Switch'
Raghurandra Rao, India reporter on prolonged local shutdowns like Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur. Roncliffe Odit, BBC Swahili correspondent on Uganda’s election blackout and economic fallout. Hadi Nili, BBC Persian correspondent on Iran’s technical total blackouts and coping measures like Starlink. They discuss how states order shutdowns, methods used, and the wider social and economic impacts.
