Uganda, March 2 -- The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has revealed that currently, more than half of courier dealers - 60 percent - are operating illegally. This was during an engagement between UCC and the postal and courier sector that was aimed at addressing emerging regulatory issues in the sector.

The director industry affairs and content Uganda Communications Commission, Ms Julianne Mweherie, said although Uganda has registered growth in the number of licensed courier service providers in the past two years, there are still illegal courier service providers in the country, which they are working hard to eliminate.

"The number of licensed courier service providers has increased from 17 to now 40 companies, we would like to ...