Ugandan writer-critic charged over tweets against President Museveni

Ugandan writer and critic of the government, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, has been charged with communication offences for his tweets related to President Yoweri Museveni and his son, Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The chargesheet said that Rukirabashaija wilfully and repeatedly disturbed the peace of President Museveni. Detained on December 28, he will appear before the court again on January 21.