Indian officials defend election Internet shutdown and congratulate Museveni at Republic Day event in Kampala

At India's Republic Day celebrations at the Indian High Commission in Kampala, the director of the National Forensic Sciences University, Air Commodore KR Thaakar, told the media that the Ugandan government's decision to shut down the Internet during the elections had helped keep the polls peaceful. Indian High Commissioner Uppender Singh Rawat congratulated President Museveni on his election victory and described bilateral cooperation in training, scholarships and cyber security.