How State can block you from Internet during election period

Communications Authority of Kenya Director General Francis Wangusi. (Photo: Jenipher Wachie/Standard)

The sky was overcast on the Thursday morning of February 18, 2016 when Ugandan journalist Caroline Ariba woke up and did what many of us do; she reached for her phone to check her social media feed.

This day was of particular importance to her and millions of other Ugandan citizens preparing to cast their vote in the country’s hotly-contested General Election.