KAMPALA: Uganda’s government has proposed a bill to tighten controls over social media, a minister said, weeks after an enforced election day shutdown triggered widespread criticism.
“The bill is intended to regulate what goes on in the communication sector for the good of Ugandans and their security,” minister for the presidency Frank Tumwebaze told AFP.
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