Photo: Robert Shaka is suspected of being Okwalinga
The hunt for one of Uganda’s most wanted men, Tom Voltaire Okwalinga, has intensified with police reportedly arresting Robert Shaka alias Maverick from his residence in Kampala.
It is reported security picked Shaka at 5:00am on Monday on charges related to computer misuse.
Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga said he was yet to get a brief on the development.
“I don’t have that information,” said Enanga when contacted today.
Shaka is an information security expert based in Washington DC.
His mother participated in the 1990 war that brought the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) to power in 1994.
Shaka has severally interfaced with detectives as police hunt down Okwalinga.
An old student of Kings’ College Buddo, Shaka is suspected of being part of the Okwalinga cyber project that has rattled government for years.
A Facebook account under the pseudo name Tom Voltaire Okwalinga has for the last five years been claiming access to classified information.
However, the better part of Okwalinga’s leaks have either been false or fabricated but highly sensational.
Some people have as well used the Facebook account to leak sensitive security information, especially the recordings of police boss Gen Kale Kayihura’s meetings with informants.
Highly placed sources say that Shaka’s alleged arrest is part of a wider investigation by President Museveni into abuse of social media.
Museveni recently ordered Kayihura to cause an investigation into misuse of social media applications especially WhatsApp after listening to a sectarian abusive exchange between a Mukiga and Muhima woman.
Shaka recently said that he is not Okwalinga. He has equally denied the charge in other media outlets.
Two days before his alleged arrest, Shaka shared on his Facebook wall:
“Our freedom is intertwined with your freedom. Our dreams are intertwined with your dreams. Our fears and aspirations are intertwined with yours. If you are not free then am not free either. If you suffer from economic insecurity then I must also. When you celebrate in a unity of purpose, I celebrate with you. If you’re sad we have no reason to be happy; we must walk with you. We must hold each other’s hand and walk together. That is how we build strong communities of men and women.”
The hunt for one of Uganda’s most wanted men, Tom Voltaire Okwalinga, has intensified with police reportedly arresting Robert Shaka alias Maverick from his residence in Kampala.
It is reported security picked Shaka at 5:00am on Monday on charges related to computer misuse.
Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga said he was yet to get a brief on the development.
“I don’t have that information,” said Enanga when contacted today.
Shaka is an information security expert based in Washington DC.
His mother participated in the 1990 war that brought the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) to power in 1994.
Shaka has severally interfaced with detectives as police hunt down Okwalinga.
An old student of Kings’ College Buddo, Shaka is suspected of being part of the Okwalinga cyber project that has rattled government for years.
A Facebook account under the pseudo name Tom Voltaire Okwalinga has for the last five years been claiming access to classified information.
However, the better part of Okwalinga’s leaks have either been false or fabricated but highly sensational.
Some people have as well used the Facebook account to leak sensitive security information, especially the recordings of police boss Gen Kale Kayihura’s meetings with informants.
Highly placed sources say that Shaka’s alleged arrest is part of a wider investigation by President Museveni into abuse of social media.
Museveni recently ordered Kayihura to cause an investigation into misuse of social media applications especially WhatsApp after listening to a sectarian abusive exchange between a Mukiga and Muhima woman.
Shaka recently said that he is not Okwalinga. He has equally denied the charge in other media outlets.
Two days before his alleged arrest, Shaka shared on his Facebook wall:
“Our freedom is intertwined with your freedom. Our dreams are intertwined with your dreams. Our fears and aspirations are intertwined with yours. If you are not free then am not free either. If you suffer from economic insecurity then I must also. When you celebrate in a unity of purpose, I celebrate with you. If you’re sad we have no reason to be happy; we must walk with you. We must hold each other’s hand and walk together. That is how we build strong communities of men and women.”
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