The elite in Uganda, who have more access to social media than the rest of the country, spend most of their time online venting their anger and frustration without taking real action, Dr William Tayeebwa, has said. “Deliberations on social media must be acted upon or else they come to nothing. The activities of democracy […]
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By Joachim Buwembo Norbert Mao is probably the wittiest Ugandan politician of our times. A collection of his anecdotes could fill a reasonably sized booklet. Some fifteen years ago, Mao described Uganda’s politics ‘kuma nyoko’. This vernacular term is the crudest insult imaginable and I shall not translate it here, much at it could reasonably […]
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This surge of interest and activity on Uganda’s social media landscape echoes past incidents that have threatened citizens’ access to information and freedom of speech and the press.
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By Tabu Butagira The African Centre for Media Excellence, or ACME, hosted a talk on 2 July 2015 at which former Wall Street Journal news editor Christopher Conte discounted objectivity and journalists’ detachment from subject(s) they cover as overrated virtues of good journalism. “There is a place for softer, more subjective journalism where the community […]
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By Harriet Anena and Rachel Mugarura-Mutana Ref: Daily Monitor Wednesday July 1, 2015 State Minister for Primary Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo, is a man on a mission. For several years now he has campaigned vigorously for a youth-led social support system for older people in Uganda. Key to this campaign is a call for a […]
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A recurring question of Ugandan reporters interested in exploring the world of data journalism is this: “Where do I find reliable and accessible data for news?” Enter, the Development Data Hub. Launched in Kampala on 2 July, 2015, the Development Data Hub is an easy-to-use reference that aggregates data from government, the World Bank, UN […]
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This commentary is republished with permission from The CEO Magazine. ### By Muheereza Kyamutetera On June 26th 2015, The CEO Magazine published an opinion poll in which 44.54%, of the polled respondents, said they would vote John Patrick Amama Mbabazi as president, if elections were held this month. In the poll that sampled Five Hundred […]
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