A new report by Human Rights Watch and ARTICLE 19 Eastern Africa has raised an alarm about the abuse of journalists reporting on sensitive issues and threats to freedom of expression by Kenyan authorities ahead of the elections slated for August this year. The 53-page report, ‘Not Worth the Risk: Threats to Free Expression Ahead […]
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The first-ever Ugandan awards ceremony to recognise journalists for outstanding reporting of biotechnology and biosafety was held in Kampala on Friday last week. The awards, organized by the Uganda Biosciences Information Centre, celebrated journalists who produced agenda-shaping news and information on the application and regulation of modern biotechnology and research. During the ceremony Mr Okasai […]
Continue readingNalufenya detention facility has in the recent past become synonymous with torture of detained suspects. Haggai Matsiko and Agather Atuhaire of The Independent magazine, detail accounts from victims of police brutality at the detention facility, putting top government officials on the spot. This article was published with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency […]
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Participants from more than 10 countries gathered at ACME on 22 May 2017 to review the curriculum for training working journalists in effective coverage of extractives (oil, gas and mining). ACME, with support from the Natural Resource Governance Institute, has since 2011 worked with more than 100 Ugandan journalists to help improve their knowledge and […]
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With poorly educated folks, subsisting on the land, and zero industrialization, the market in Uganda cannot sustain the media. If the media – both critical and pro-government – is good for development, then the public has to pay for it through the public purse, not through the market. It is no surprise that the New […]
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The first Uganda government-convened meeting to address the growing rift between the media and security agencies was called yesterday by the Minister for Security, Henry Tumukunde. The meeting was held against the backdrop of several reports by Ugandan and international organisations listing security agencies, particularly the police, as the worst offenders against press freedom, freedom […]
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One of Uganda’s human rights lawyers, Nicholas Opiyo, has been awarded the German Africa Award for “his exceptional effort and dedication for defending rule of law and political liberty in Uganda.” The German Africa Award, bestowed by the German Africa Foundation, honors outstanding personalities that have made an exceptional contribution to democracy, civil rights, rule […]
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On 11 May 2017 the Uganda Communications Commission issued a strongly-worded warning to NBS Television in which it threatened to suspend the station’s broadcasting licence because of “the conduct and language” of a regular guest NBS Extra. According to the Commission the guest, former presidential spokesperson Tamale Mirundi, used actions and words that “were contrary […]
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