On January 13, two days before the general election in Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni’s regime shut down the internet, forcing a public connectivity blackout.

CNN journalist Larry Madowo, who has been following the elections, posted on his X account: “Uganda shuts down the internet indefinitely 2 days before general election, blocks social media, messaging, and VPN access. A week ago, the Ugandan government denied it would do this. What changed?”