Uganda's President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said those reporting his 'death'  on social media should be located very quickly.

Speaking during the swearing in ceremony of cabinet ministers at Kololo independence grounds, Thursday, the President spoke of the need to crack down on the people that are misusing social media, including the Ugandans abroad.

"We need to crack down on the people that are misemploying social media, including the Ugandans abroad. Many are now using it to spread baseless and tasteless news with total abandon. I call upon security to look into this. It must be stopped, get these people," he tweeted.

Museveni said many are now using it to spread baseless and tasteless news with total abandon.

"A problem we need to solve, the social media, it has apparently been saying that Museveni is dead. So the security service needs to solve that problem, I need to check with them to locate quickly the ones who tell such a story because you waste people's time, they should go for you." Museveni said.