{UAH} Wacky new Uganda laws on social media reportedly coming up soon

Friends,
Wacky new Uganda laws on social media are reportedly coming up soon. The concept of "social media crimes" is ridiculous! To prosecute any individual for such a crime is to prosecute an idea. Why do we need these laws? Why not just punish the crime the people committed to begin with, instead of getting involved in orwellian thought-spur -of -the moment crimes? Why is the govt accumulating a dangerous number of ways to prosecute a normal person,like me, for the same act? Its not officially double jeopardy, but it is in reality. Yes, I'm a normal person because I have never committed any crime that warrants being arrested.

Honestly, if I call Museveni the "worst" dictator in Africa, would they consider the mitigating factors before a sentence is passed? The intent here is to help him become a better leader, but I can see the prosecution using this as an aggravating factor in sentencing.

Well, before the "Law of Unintended Consequences" come into effect, I wanna say that I'm disappointed in most of our MPs today. We are going to try to use the social media to show them the exit door or else we will be like them.Our constitution was based on the premise that future legislators will know what they are doing but clearly this isn't the case anymore. Most of our MPs are suffering from brain aneurism and Mr.Museveni is clearly taking advantage of this.

Nobody is scapegoating anyone but legislating against social media now would be a mistake, especially at a time Ugandans are starting to open up against certain practices in our society. It would be a mistake because such laws,however well intentioned, are feel-good laws for those in power whose primary result is thought control, violating our constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and of conscience. It would be a mistake because it suggests that crimes against some people are worse than crimes against others. And it would be a mistake because it is stopping Abbey Semuwemba from ventilating against the leadership in Kampala. There are somethings we just have to ignore however disturbing they are----ignoring the social media legislation would not be different from ignoring a simple fart during sex!

Bagundi mubemu namwe!

--

Abbey Kibirige  Semuwemba

Stalk my blog at: http://semuwemba.com/

Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/semuwemba

Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abbey.k.semuwemba
'Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning and focused effort" – Paul Meyer

--
Disclaimer:Everyone posting to this Forum bears the sole responsibility for any legal consequences of his or her postings, and hence statements and facts must be presented responsibly. Your continued membership signifies that you agree to this disclaimer and pledge to abide by our Rules and Guidelines.To unsubscribe from this group, send email to: ugandans-at-heart+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com or Abbey Semuwemba at: abbeysemuwemba@gmail.com.