Uganda court quashes part of law used against Museveni critics

Dr Stella Nyanzi

Dr Stella Nyanzi. She fled Uganda with her family for sanctuary in Germany, citing a constipated political space. PHOTO | FILE

A court in Uganda on Tuesday quashed a section of a communications law that has been used to prosecute government critics, journalists and writers, including two who fled to exile in Germany, its judgment said.

Under Uganda’s Computer Misuse Act, one of the sections proscribes the use of electronic communication to “disturb the peace, quiet or right of privacy of any person with no purpose of legitimate communication”.