Ugandan journalists have been alarmed by a statutory instrument that Information Minister Namayanja Rose Nsereko issued last month. Under Press and Journalists (Fees) Regulations, 2014 a journalist is required to pay Shs200,000 for a practising certificate and Shs100,000 for its annual renewal. A journalist is also required to pay Shs30,000 for a certificate of enrollment […]
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The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) has set up a fund of Shs320 million to support Ugandan journalists seeking to do in-depth and investigative stories on transparency and accountability within the public sector. Up to 150 journalists stand to benefit from the grant facility and a fellowship programme, which has been set up […]
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The African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) has set up a fund of Shs320 million to support Ugandan journalists seeking to do in-depth and investigative stories on transparency and accountability within the public sector. Up to 150 journalists stand to benefit from the grant facility and a fellowship programme, which has been set up with […]
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PRESS RELEASE On Friday, the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), in cooperation with the Human Rights Network for Journalists and the Eastern Africa Media Institute, a tripartite initiative known as the Partnership for a Free and Independent Media, filed a Constitutional Petition. This petition, recorded as Constitutional Petition number 9 of 2014, (see attached) […]
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