Since the February election, authorities have arrested Kizza Besigye and other opposition figures multiple times as well as blocked social media twice in the interest of "national security". 
Tangu uchaguzi uishe mwezi Februari, mamlaka imemkamata na kumsweka rumande mara kadhaa Kizza Besigye na viongozi wengine wa upinzani pamoja na kufungia mitandao ya kijamii mara mbili kwa masilahi ya "usalama wa taifa".