Uganda’s Parliament orders MPs’ numbers removed online
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Observer
Uganda’s Parliament has ordered MPs’ telephone numbers removed from public platforms. The measure targets contact details available online, The Observer newspaper reports.
Uganda’s Parliament has ordered the immediate removal of MPs’ personal telephone numbers from its platforms and official documents after scammers allegedly used them to target lawmakers, according to The Observer. Parliament’s deputy speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, gave the instruction during Wednesday’s plenary session and asked the clerk to implement it without delay.
The measure targets contact details published in the institution’s digital spaces and official archives. Thomas Tayebwa was chairing the session at which the directive was announced, The Observer reports.
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