
Rukutana Warns ‘Idle Ugandans’ Over Social Media Misuse
Minister of State for Labour, Mr Mwesigwa Rukutana has warned ‘idle youths’ against what he described as increased tendencies of misuse of Social media platforms by posting hate and sectarian information aimed at frustrating government projects.
According to the minister who is also the MP Rushenyi County, social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram were designed to help people keep up with friends, unite those with distinct ideas and help government where there are some loopholes.
However, social media users in Uganda have a tendency of spreading propaganda and sensational information, according to Mr Rukutana.
He said this