By Ivan Ssenabulya.
Democratic Party has condemned government’s move to tax social media users.
President Museveni announced taxes on WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Skype among others what he termed as gossip/lugambo.
The party Publicity Secretary Kenneth Paul Kakande, says this is aimed at curtailing freedoms of speech and expressions.
He says this is a clear manifestation of the continued infringement of people’s rights.
However to president Museveni Ugandans spend a lot of time on the social media platforms in gossip.