Uganda’s Minister of ICT, Judith Nabakooba has said it is regrettable that elected leaders can spend time discussing social media rumors instead of focusing on important issues.
Nabakooba made the statement on Sunday saying for elected leaders to spend time discussing “meeri” and “emotoka” shows how unserious they are.
“It is unfortunate to see elected leaders spending time amplifying social media political lies & rumors. (emeeli, emotooka). There is a lot of work to be done. For individuals that have a purpose & vision of living a quality life, they cannot be seen spending time promoting fake news,” Nabakooba said.
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This debate has sucked in elected leaders which is unfortunate according to Nabakooba.