Written by Magelah Peter Gwayaka Uganda has in recent times witnessed the passing of laws that undermine enjoyment of rights and an increase in proposals for draconian legislation that would not only undermine the enjoyment of rights but also limit the citizen’s role in governance and holding the state accountable. The Public Order Management Bill, […]
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The question of who owns the media has in recent years become a growing subject of debate and contention in Uganda. The need to address this question gained greater urgency during the 2011 elections as it emerged that access to radio, in particular, appeared to be influenced by political considerations rather more explicitly than at […]
Continue readingPolice on Tuesday raided Ggwanga, a vernacular bi-weekly newspaper, confiscating their equipment and arresting four workers, including its managing editor, on allegations of criminal libel. Police arrested Mr Kizito Sserumaga, the managing editor, Mr Alex Lubwama, the editor, Ms Patricia Sserebe, the administrator and Mr Patrick Lukyamuzi, the security officer. The four were taken to […]
Continue readingFresh from being sworn in as president for another five years, Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni has described both local and international media as “enemies” at a time when local journalists are protesting brutal assaults and harassment by security forces. In a May 17 statement to the media, President Museveni took issue with the media for their […]
Continue readingUgandan President Yoweri Museveni’s proposal to amend the Constitution to deny bail to individuals involved in demonstrations and the ambiguous proposed crime of economic sabotage has attracted condemnation from both critics and loyalists.Scholars, lawyers, politicians and the media say the proposal would curtail freedom of expression and other fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Museveni […]
Continue readingPresidential pronouncements matter. It is one thing for the President to say, for example, that he will build a million boreholes in two years. It is another to declare the media enemies of Uganda as Mr Museveni did in a statement this week: “The media houses both local and international such as Al-jazeera, BBC, NTV, […]
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The meeting comes days after journalists announced a boycott on government and police briefings following assaults and harassment by police and military personnel as they covered the return of opposition leader Kizza Besigye on May 12.
Continue readingOver a dozen local and foreign journalists in Uganda were attacked by security and military personnel while covering the return of opposition leader, Kizza Besigye on Thursday, May 12. Since the beginning of the Walk to Work protests which were initiated by opposition in reaction to increased prices of food and fuel three weeks ago, […]
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