How Uganda’s law, media and diplomacy traps its citizens: Revelations of ‘Muhoozi Project’ plan to assassinate army generals opposite to him
Beyond shutdowns, journalists face “intimidation including arrest, harassment, destruction of equipment, and assault, especially for writing that is critical of the president and his inner circle.” A “special security unit, founded in 2017, monitors journalists’ social media activity.”
Residents of informal settlements in Kenya’s capital brace for political violence as President Ruto and opposition trade out insults
Since the restoration of political pluralism in 1992, the informal settlement that straddles four constituencies – Westlands, Dagoretti North, Dagoretti South and Kibra, has predictably been theatre of politically triggered inter-ethnic violence.