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Kakwenza Rukirabashaija

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In December 2021, novelist Rukirabashaija was detained for tweets criticizing President Museveni and his son. He was released in January 2022. On January 11, 2022, Rukirabashaija was secretly charged on two counts of "offensive communication," but was released on bail 15 days later. While Rukirabashaija fled Uganda to seek medical treatment for abuse he suffered in custody, a Ugandan court issued a warrant against him in March 2022. After the Computer Misuse Act that upheld Rukirabashaija's charges became annulled, he was awarded 50 million shillings in damages. He has remained in exile.