Museveni defends social media shutdown ahead of tense polls
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Museveni defends social media shutdown ahead of tense polls
UGANDA S President Yoweri Museveni yesterday accused social media giant Facebook of arrogance and bias as he confirmed ordering the shutdown of social media and messaging apps ahead of today’s general election.
Museveni, dressed in a military jacket, said in a televised speech that he would not accept anybody playing with the country or deciding which election candidates were good or bad.
He said that if Facebook was to operate in Uganda, it should be used equitably by everyone.
On Tuesday, Uganda s communications regulator ordered telecoms firms to block access to social media and messaging apps, hours after Facebook had closed fake accounts it said were linked to the government.
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Wednesday January 13 2021
A photo montage of Minister Kasirivu and his car which was shot at by unknown gunmen in an assassination attempted in the wee hours of Wednesday night. Photos | Alex Tumuhimbise
Summary
Dr Kasirivu who is also the Bugangaizi West Member of Parliament was allegedly waylaid by gunmen at around 1am at Kakora village, Nyalweyo town council in Kakumiro District, a few kilometers away from his home.
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The Minister of State for the Vice Presidency, Dr Baltazar Kasirivu-Atwooki, has this morning survived an assassination attempted by gunmen who fired bullets at his vehicle in an ambush.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
A photo montage of Minister Baltazar Kasirivu-Atwooki and his car which was shot at by unknown gunmen on Wednesday morning.
Photo credit: Alex Tumuhimbise | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
Dr Kasirivu who is also the Bugangaizi West Member of Parliament was allegedly waylaid by gunmen at around 1am at Kakora village, Nyalweyo town council in Kakumiro District, a few kilometers away from his home.
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Ugandan Minister of State for the Vice Presidency, Dr Baltazar Kasirivu-Atwooki, has this morning survived an assassination attempted by gunmen who fired bullets at his vehicle in an ambush.