#FirstpostLIVE: Uganda heads to the polls today (January 15) under a cloud of tension, heavy security, and a nationwide internet blackout. As President Yoweri Museveni seeks a seventh term to extend his four-decade rule, the government has cut internet to millions of people, citing the need to prevent "misinformation." In response, citizens are turning to Bitchat, an offline messaging app launched by Twitter's co-founder, Jack Dorsey. The app uses Bluetooth mesh networking to hop messages betwee