Contrary to expectations that increased competition witnessed in the telecommunication industry in recent months would lead to better quality services, The Sunrise reveals that there are growing complaints from customers about more interruptions in telephone services.

From failure to connect to the network, to dropped calls and other distressing messages such as 'the number you are calling doesn't exist', more Ugandans are getting frustrated with various telecommunications networks.

Linda Imongot, who operates a public telephone service along Jinja road in Kampala, told this reporter: "Many times I nearly run mad when I make a call on several networks and the people am calling keep telling me they are not hearing me and yet I can hear them on my end of the line."

They offer quick soft loans to desperate clients who would want to finance their personal projects. But their viciousness has left many of their clients in utter despair.

Money lending is one of the fastest growing financial industries, being operated by shrewd individuals who are on the ready to take advantage of their clients' desperation to fleece the latter of even the little they already had.