 when hundreds of soldiers encircled government buildings for a couple of hours. President Axe arrested the military leaders and said he had survived a right-wing coup attempt. A Ugandan man has been given a six-year prison sentence for posting videos on social media that the authorities said insulted President Yoweri Museveni. 24-year-old Edward Owebwa was charged with spreading misleading and malicious information for his posts on TikTok. BBC News.