On March 17, in an official declaration during Supreme Court deliberations in which President Musevenis 2016 victory was challenged, the UCC executive director Godfrey Mutabazi explained that he received instructions from the Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura, to shut down social media networking sites and mobile money facilities owing to security concerns.
Mnamo Machi 17, katika tamko rasmi wakati wa maamuzi ya Mahakama Kuu ambako ushindi wa Rais Museveni ulipingwa, mkurugenzi mtendaji wa UCC, Godfrey Mutabazi alielezea kwamba alipokea maagizo kutoka kwa Inspekta Jenerali wa Polisi, Kale Kayihura, kufunga tovuti za mitandao ya kijamii na huduma za kutuma pesa kwa njia ya simu kwa sababu za kiusalama.