This move, according to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has the dual purpose of strengthening the national budget and also curtailing "gossip" by Ugandans on social media. 
Hatua hiyo, kwa mujibu wa Rais wa Uganda Yoweri Museveni, inalenga kuimarisha bajeti ya taifa na kudhibiti "tabia ya umbeya" inayoendekezwa na wa-Ganda kwenye mitandao ya kijamii.