The Harvard University student, who is Ugandan, wants the court to compel President Yoweri Museveni and other senior government officials to unblock him on Twitter.

Hillary Innocent Seguya also wants a compensation of 6bn Ugandan shillings ($1.6m; £1.2m) for "mental anguish", according to Uganda's New Vision newspaper.

In his case, he argued that Mr Museveni's decision infringed on his right against discrimination. He said as a Ugandan living abroad he deserved to get information from the Twitter handles of government officials.

The state had urged the court to dismiss Mr Seguya's case because it lacked merit.