The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has initiated a verification process following widespread social media reports claiming the abduction of Rev. Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Catholic priest of the Masaka Diocese. Deusdedit was kidnapped more than ten days ago by armed men wearing Uganda Army uniforms and traveling in a van locally known as a “drone,”
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni now says the government should control internet infrastructure rather than allow private companies to own and dominate it, arguing that this is necessary to keep data costs low for ordinary citizens. Speaking during a press briefing to the youth, the Ugandan president insisted that privately owned telecommunication firms are profit-driven and