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14 Jan 2021
The Ugandan military’s “heavy” presence in the national capital, Kampala, ahead of the country’s general election on Thursday evoked a tense, war-like atmosphere, Ugandan human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo told Deutsche Welle (DW) on Wednesday.
“It doesn’t feel as though the country is going into an election,” Opiyo told the German state broadcaster.
“It feels as though the country is at war,” he said, describing “scores of armored vehicles with mounted guns … patrolling the capital.”
Opiyo recently served jail time in Uganda after facing charges of money laundering and is currently out on bail. The human rights lawyer described the government’s charges against him to DW as “a continuation of a pattern targeting civil society leaders.”
Uganda election feels like a war : human rights lawyer
Uganda s President Yoweri Museveni has confirmed a social media blackout during the election period amid calls to uphold human rights. The government has sent a massive military presence to maintain order.
The deployment of security personnel in Uganda s 2021 election is unprecedented The government has closed social media. This is unfortunate but it s unavoidable, Museveni said in a national address on Tuesday.
While working on this article, the author was unable to communicate with DW correspondents or rights activists in Uganda via WhatsApp. There were also considerable difficulties calling people in Uganda directly over standard mobile phone networks.
Daily Monitor
Wednesday January 13 2021
Incumbent president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni threatened to permanently ban mainstream social media services in the country if the international technology companies fail to cooperate. PHOTO/COURTESY/NET.
Summary
Mr Museveni’s revelation through a Tuesday address in the shadows of a heated election, generated troll postings across digital platforms.
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By Wednesday afternoon, a number of Ugandans were able to access the blocked platforms using Virtual Private Networks (VPN) with also an option of using Wi-Fi in some places, a proxy website or a Tor browser for access as the nation braced for an election that will decide who the next president will be.