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Preta Peace Namasaba

Students For Liberty

Preta Peace Namasaba is a writer, poet and law student at Makerere University. She is passionate about social justice, liberty and identifies as a feminist. She is a Students for Liberty Coordinator and the Regional Coordinator for Afronomicslaw Academic Forum. Preta is a columnist at Qiraat Africa, was recently published in the anthology ‘I promise this Song is not About Politics’, and was the Chief Editor at the Ray Magazine. She was a 2021 African Liberty Writing Fellow and a 2022 Lead(H)er Fellow. Preta was part of Advocacy Accelerator’s Challenging Patriarchy Program and volunteered with Africa End Sexual Harassment Initiative (AESHI). She publishes regularly on her personal blog and supports Arsenal Women FC.

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The Misuse of Social Media Act: a threat to freedom of expression in Uganda

February 27, 2023
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Censorship

Uganda’s government has an awful track record on freedom of expression. The banning of Facebook and the shutting down of newspapers were bad; the recent passing of the Misuse of Social Media Act by Uganda’s Parliament is arguably worse. Its provisions are highly restrictive and pose a direct threat to digital freedom. Here’s a quick breakdown of how and why. Freedom of expression is vital to the political process The right to freedom of expression is a cornerstone of civil and political rights for citizens around the world. Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human