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Internet shutdown stalls digital campaigning, electoral observers say


Daily Monitor
Saturday January 23 2021
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The recent shutdown of Internet by the government for five days during the presidential and parliament election greatly affected the voter digital campaigns and mobilization, the Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) has said.
Ms Charity Ahimbisibwe, the executive director of CCEDU, said most youth who are more than 65 per cent of Uganda’s population engage mostly on social media using different social media platforms, including Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and Instagram.
“It is unfortunate that most youth who mainly use the internet for communication, and scores of others were greatly affected by the shutdown of the internet,” she said. ....

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How Uganda's Internet Shutdown Affected Election Coverage


In a 13 January letter to telecommunications companies, Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo, Ag. Executive Director, Uganda Communications Communication (UCC), ordered Internet service providers to temporarily suspend the operation of the internet. “This suspension should take effect at 7 pm 13 January 2021 and continue until otherwise directed,” read the letter in part.
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President Yoweri Museveni defended the shutdown of social media platforms in a 12 January 2021 address as a response to Facebook’s decision to delete several accounts linked to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Facebook on their end declared that the said accounts were engaged in “manipulating public debate ahead of the elections.” ....

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