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UCC Boss caught off-guard on internet shutdown, refuses to comment

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Uganda Communication Commission has refused to comment on the current shut down of social media platforms and internet.

When called to comment on the matter, the commission’s Executive Director, Eng. Godfrey Mutabazi pretended not to be the one on phone but when our reporter insisted that it was his voice on the line, he curtly said he would not talk to us over the matter.

EagleOnline: Hello Engineer I have called in relation to the directive you have given your clients to shut down social media platforms and internet. Is it true and why?

Eng. Mutabazi: I am not the one

 EagleOnline: No, this is your voice, I know it

 Eng. Mutabazi: Ok, I will not talk to you and no comment.

This afternoon, UCC issued a directive to all internet service providers to shut down social media in Uganda.

The development comes at the time when President Yoweri Museveni is due to swear-in for 5th term in office.In line with the directive, service providers like Roke Telkom sent out messages to their clients informing them of them of what awaits.

“Dear Esteemed clients, we regret to inform you that we have been instructed by our regulator, Uganda Communication Commission to disable all social media support with immediate effect until tomorrow Thursday 6.00pm for security reasons. Please do bear with us during this period as we comply with this temporary directive regards Roke Telkom” reads the statement.

This is the second time the country is being kept off the internet. On Election Day (February 18), social media and mobile money services where cut off for two days, a move that the president later defended saying, “The state can do worse things than shutting down social media.”

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