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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 18 Feb 2016

    Uganda's electoral commission says it's not aware of any order to block social media access http://bbc.in/1PSMINl pic.twitter.com/tJhvpVHNCa

    3:28 AM - 18 Feb 2016
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      1. #MatundaMan  👨🏽‍🌾‏ @BabloNoor 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @bbcafrica @jkkarungi well of course they'll deny it....its a partisan institution...

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      1. Benn Ankunda‏ @benn_Ankunda 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica What else could they say????

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      2. JAYLOR‏ @Sirjaylor 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica lies lies lies we are using cloud VPN to access

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      3. JAYLOR‏ @Sirjaylor 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @Sirjaylor

        @BBCAfricapic.twitter.com/2bcQQ6UQn5

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      1. Akandinda Ernest‏ @SonOfKAL 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica of course they aren't 'aware'. Silly finger pointing.

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      1. pSamie‏ @samiezizou 18 Feb 2016
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        @BBCAfrica but UCC says they ordered them

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      1. ®Raphaél Broonland™‏ @Broonland 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica now read what @UCC_Official is saying

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      1. Zaalaga‏ @c02fcbfc408841b 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica So now.who os fooling who? UCC CEO says it's EC which asked for this. ...Poor Uganda is Sick! !!

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      1. StretchForth‏ @robert_nsubuga 18 Feb 2016
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        @BBCAfrica but it's blocked!

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      1. mosey tip‏ @MoseyTip 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica it's not a surprise to me .a dictator plays his cards smartly coz all institutions work for him..police.Armey etc

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      1. orikiriza fiona‏ @fiorikiriza 18 Feb 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @jkkarungi they shd explain why I am using hideman VPN app to gain access. They are fooling ugandans

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      1. Laureene R Ndagire‏ @lolafootloose 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica apparently @kagutamuseveni thought we were idiots, but Uganda has a young population and we know how the young'uns are like

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      1. тσмαя ™ 💭‏ @tommiee05 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @bbcafrica that's cause the commission is full of monkeys like that one on the wall..

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      1. Skeed  🇺🇬‏ @Skeed256 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica u need to hire new reporters...the ones u have deserve the sack

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      1. Allan Muhumuza‏ @Muhu_A 18 Feb 2016
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        Lol! @BBCAfrica @WalexUtd

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      1. Hamzah malle kayongo‏ @HamYongo 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica why is it happened today?

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      1. Sam Kirya‏ @sam_kirya 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @jkkarungi Media crackdown here in Uganda

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      1. Agnak Kinsey‏ @AgnakKinsey 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica that's a big fat lie and they know it

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      1. secta jonath‏ @ssekitolekoj 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica sleep nigt will find u ...

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      1. Ei-ssah‏ @Eissah_Nassir 18 Feb 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica dey are such murderers if they can tell such a lie

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