Human rights organisations and opposition parties in Uganda have criticized the shutting down of the internet two days before the elections. The Ministry of Communications during the election period which gave incumbent President Yoweri Museveni a seventh term. Communication around the shutting down of the internet is very confusing. Two weeks before the elections, Dr Aminah Zawedde who is Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance had this to say...

The internet was eventually restored over the weekend. To get a perspective from one of the civil rights activists in that country, we are joined by...

Guest: Godwin Toko - Ugandan Lawyer, Activist, and Deputy Team Leader at Agora Centre for Research.