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Ugandans mock UMEME, for national blackout during Bobi Wine’s VOA talkshow

Alex Taremwa by Alex Taremwa
September 13, 2018
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No sooner had the Straight Talk Africa’s host on Voice of America, Shaka Ssali introduced the night’s guests than Uganda went into a nationwide power outage. 

According to UMEME, the country’s power supplier, the blackout was caused by system failures at Owen Falls Dam in Jinja. 

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But the convenience of the outage and the fact that an opposition figure was appearing on a major international channel was too big for Ugandans to ignore. As usual, they took to social media to have a good laugh about it. 

I heard you have people power. I have instructed Umeme to switch off hydropower & you use your people people. pic.twitter.com/V6eXf5F31X

— Usual Suspect ? (@Jude_Mugabi) September 12, 2018

Sali: Hello Bobi Wine, you now live on VOA and NBS Live stream…….

UMEME: pic.twitter.com/NgEE0kBe2G

— Mc Tumu (@tumutungire) September 12, 2018

We are sorry, we also don’t have power to turn y’all back on. pic.twitter.com/MPk2n4oly7

— Umeme Ug (@umemeug_) September 12, 2018

Under Luweero methods it’s assumed that without power people can’t watch TV! Was nice seeing @HEBobiwine in better shape,thank you @VOAShaka.@UmemeLtd Can we have power back now?

— #FreeBobiWine (@PatriqKanyomozi) September 12, 2018

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