Arrest anyone announcing me dead- Museveni directs security

President Museveni has guided security to capture any individual who declares him dead, particularly via online media.

A few web-based media stages have in the previous few weeks been flooded with reports declaring Museveni dead while others have shown that he had been conceded in a basic condition in an adjoining country.

The reports showed that the president had gotten the destructive Covid-19.

Notwithstanding, talking at the swearing-in of clergymen at the Kololo freedom grounds, Museveni said it isn’t right to report somebody who is alive dead.

“Web-based media obviously has been saying that Museveni is dead. A day or two ago when I went to that side of Bombo to establish a framework individuals were taking a gander at me (with shock) since they had been told by online media that Museveni is dead or something to that effect,” Museveni said on Thursday.

“The security administration needs to likewise take care of that issue. I need to check with them so we find rapidly the individuals who recount such a story since you burn through individuals’ time. We ought to go for you. We ought to find where you are and go for you. In case you’re in Europe, we revile you and say push off.”

President Museveni has for as long as couple of years partook in an affection disdain relationship with web-based media in Uganda.

In April 2018, Museveni guided the Ministry of Finance to present a now old online media charge called “Ridiculous” charge in a bid to shorten what he called ‘tattle’.

The assessment was notwithstanding rejected in June 2021, in the wake of neglecting to acknowledge the two its monetary and ‘reducing’ targets as online media clients in the nation keep on developing.

During the approach the 2021 general races in the country, Museveni likewise guided the Uganda Communications Commission to obstruct significant web-based media webpage, Facebook and albeit this remaining parts shut, Ugandans keep on getting to it with the assistance of Virtual Private Networks.

Remarking about the security of the country, the president flaunted that the gathering that was threatening the nation has been busted, to introduce another period.

“Presently we have broken that gathering. Three of them were killed as they were attempting to battle the police and sent them to hellfire. Also, to psychological militants, I caution, you, on the off chance that we come for you don’t run, give up. In the event that you attempt to run, you are dead,” he said.

Museveni’s remarks return on the impact point of the seven individuals who were captured by security over the endeavored death on the Works Ministry, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala.

Security last week declared the capture of Kamada Walusimbi otherwise known as Mudinka, Siriman Kisambira otherwise known as Mukwasi, Juma Saidi, Juma Sserwadda and Muhammad Kagugube also known as Bafumoya though Hussein Wahab Lubwama also known as Master and Mustafa Kawawa Ramadan otherwise known as Amin were shot dead as they supposedly endeavored to get away.

As per the representative Inspector General of Police, Gen Paul Lokech, the gathering was important for the Allied Democratic Forces(ADF) cell in Uganda that was attempting to restablish themselves, adding that they have been associated with a few killings and thefts in different pieces of the country.

Seven of these gathering individuals were on Thursday morning summoned under the watchful eye of court and accused of homicide and illegal intimidation prior to being remanded to Kitalya jail.