It added that they will continue engaging with the relevant stakeholders to limit the scope and duration of the service disruption. In his address, Museveni defended the social media shutdown as a response to Facebook’s closure of accounts of the ruling NRM “message senders”. If it is to operate in Uganda, it should be used equitably,” Museveni said in his speech. Ahead of the election on Thursday, Wine said all his campaign team had been detained and in several accounts been arrested. He also accused the police and the military of raiding his home and arresting his security personnel.

Source: Daily Nation January 13, 2021 12:55 UTC