Disruptions

Warabe sounded the alarm about a fresh gadget being proposed for the elections, suggesting it might cause delays. He shot a stern caution to President Muse Bihi Abdi, stressing the need to sidestep any snags. "On November 13, if the election takes place on December 13, that seat will be empty, and we shall conduct the second Borama meeting. You either proceed with an election or face the people's ballot," Warabe declared. He slammed the rollout of new voting gear, as stated by Minister Buuni, alleging the Electoral…

Internet users in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda are griping about shoddy connectivity, as service providers in East Africa admit there's an issue. Companies assure they are addressing the problem. The spotty service is due to faults in the undersea cables connecting the region to the world via South Africa, expert Ben Roberts explained to the BBC. A similar incident occurred in parts of West and Southern Africa in March. Cloudflare Radar noted Tanzania as one of the worst-hit countries, with internet traffic dropping…

In the East African region, over 80 million internet users are currently grappling with slow speeds and outages due to faults in critical undersea fiber-optic cables this Sunday. The Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) and Seacom, essential for connectivity in the area, experienced simultaneous issues affecting regions from Kenya to South Africa. Ben Roberts, Chief Technology and Information Officer at Liquid Intelligent Technologies, revealed that the EASSy cable was compromised 45 kilometers north of Durban,…