Most of them have been live-streaming Bobi Wine’s campaign rallies.
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) says these channels are used to mobilize riots that resulted in the loss of lives and property in Uganda last month.
The channels also misrepresent information, views, facts, and events in a manner likely to mislead the public, UCC also claims.
“[They contain] extremist or anarchic messages, including messages likely to incite violence against sections of the public on account of their tribes and political opinions … [and] may compromise national security and cause economic sabotage,” states UCC’s December 9 letter to Google.
Bobi Wine however says the move by the government shows President Yoweri Museveni has “panicked”