Musician Bebe Cool has called upon the government to offer free internet to citizens in the country to foster economic growth.
The Gagamel boss explained that unlimited free internet would bring about development through people joining online businesses and earning a living.
He says this, in turn, will decongest the city as people will be able to earn without coming to the city center, operating from their homes instead.
“If we have unlimited Wi-Fi, then people will join and do their businesses fully on the internet, which will decongest the cities. The cheaper the internet, the easier the economy runs faster,” he explained in an interview with a local television station.
Bebe Cool, who is currently promoting his album, says free internet will also bring about development in the music business and industry.
He says different countries, especially those thriving musically, have free internet, making it easy for people to stream music. This has brought funds back into the industry, leading to overall economic growth.
"Today, internet is cheap compared to yesterday, but we need it much cheaper or even closer to free because the countries we are competing with have free internet,” he added.
The Gagamel boss now wants the internet to be free so that Ugandan artistes can have a favorable ground for competition with other countries.
Countries like Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda are direct musical competitors to Uganda, but they have the cheapest internet across Africa, unlike here.
