Behave on social media or risk jail term

In 2019, Dr Stella Nyanzi, an academic, was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison for a social media post that disparaged the President, although her conviction was later quashed on appeal.

Nyanzi (R) talking to her lawyer, Isaac Ssemakadde, when she was appearing before Buganda Road chief magistrate Remmy Mawanda on April 10, 2017. Nyanzi was sentenced to 18 months in prison for a social media post that disparaged the President, although her conviction was later quashed.