Ugandan journalist Daniel K. Kalinaki succinctly summarized the impact of both the "gossip tax" and the "social media tax" on everyday Ugandan citizens: 
Mwandishi wa habari Uganda Daniel K. Kalinaki kwa ufupi alieleza matokeo ya kila siku kwa wananchi wa Uganda kutokana na "kodi ya umbea" na "kodi ya mitandao ya kijamii ":