Last night, Uganda's soccer team won the CECAFA cup, beating great rivals Kenya 1-0. An excellent result for the young Ugandan team and their new Scottish coach Bobby Williamson.
However, there was one disappointing aspect to the match - that it was not televised live on Uganda Broadcasting Corporation. This is because a pay-TV network, GTV, acquired the rights to screen the final. Subscription rates for GTV are well beyond the pockets of the vast majority of Ugandans. This meant that most people were compelled to go out to pubs and bars to watch the game live. What a shame that many people, especially the young and those outside Kampala, were denied access to viewing their country triumph in the final of the regional soccer championship.
