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In Uganda, the law of insulting the president attracts a jail term. A recent case is reported of how police in the central Gomba District arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly insulting Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni.
According to the authorities, Joseph Kasumba, a resident of Kanoni town, abused the head of State who was on his way back from attending a New Year’s church service.
One of the most laughable crimes in Uganda is "Insulting the person of the president." Can you imagine being jailed over insulting someone who you vote for, pay his salary and his family? Again someone who continuously fails in your expectations of what leadership should be. pic.twitter.com/bS6OvWXLX1
— Kemigisa (@JackyKemigisa) July 15, 2019
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