A group of traders are threatening to sue the Uganda Communications Commission if it does not reopen Facebook within two weeks.
The notice states that the traders have lost approximately 3,874,000 clients who were active Facebook subscribers in Uganda at the time of the closure, along with 2.9 billion potential clients in the global market.
Per Luyimbazi Nalukoola, the lawyer representing the traders, the continued closure of Facebook has resulted in significant financial losses for its members, estimated at around UGX 66 billion, it also extends to their supply chain, affecting 650 boda bodas, 88 lorries and pickups, and 180 taxis.
Ugandans now use VPNs to access Facebook, while many have stopped using the platform altogether.