On election day, the Uganda Communications Commission blocked access to Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp an hour after voting began, claiming that it was done in the interest of national security. 
Siku ya uchaguzi, Tume ya Mawasiliano ya Uganda ilizuia kutumiwa kwa mitandao ya kijamii kama Facebook, Twitter, na WhatsApp saa moja mara baada ya zoezi la uchaguzi kuanza, lengo la hatua hii likisemwa kuwa ni kwa minajili ya ulinzi wa Taifa.