The vast majority of the population, and I'd bet it's even higher in Uganda does not even know what Tor is, yet alone how to use it.
My mom just figured out how to send photos via text message for heaven's sake.
But if anybody from Uganda does find this. It's time to stand up and fight for your rights as a people and not let the corrupt politicians push you around. In the meantime, if you want to know how to use TOR here is a great tutorial: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2686467/privacy/how-to-use-t...
And here is the Facebook site for TOR: https://facebookcorewwwi.onion/
Good Luck!
this is certainly something that happens in tech communities, but come on. it's like a three step process to install Tor browser and it works just like normal Firefox. any motivated person who can use a computer at all should be able to figure it out in about 15 minutes.
motivation is also the key missing factor in the anecdote about your mom. i bet she would figure out how to send photos by text real quick if her safety or job depended on acquiring that skill.