Following public outcry and condemnation over the torture of Kamwenge Mayor Godfrey Byamukama at Nalufenya detention facility, police released him quietly. However, 21 suspects detained in a similar manner are accusing government of various human rights violations. Haggai Matsiko of The Independent magazine, brings their story to light. The article was published with funding from […]
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President Yoweri Museveni’s nationwide radio campaign to explain a proposed constitutional amendment on government’s compulsory acquisition of land has raised concerns about equal access to the media for Ugandans of all political persuasions. The President launched his radio campaign on 4 September 2017 to counter the “lies” about the suggested compulsory land acquisition process. An […]
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has suspended the broadcasting licence of faith-based television station, ABS TV, for its “offensive programmes”. A letter to the station’s management from the UCC Executive Director, Godfrey Mutabaazi, sent on 5 September 2017 reads in part: “In spite of the several warnings and attempts to give the management of ABS […]
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A Uganda government committee constituted to detect and prohibit pornography has received USHS 2 billion to operationalise its work. The Pornography Control Committee, established by the Anti-Pornography Act, 2014, was inaugurated on Monday 28 August by the State Minister for Ethics and Integrity, Mr Simon Lokodo. Speaking at the inauguration held at the Uganda Media Centre, […]
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This article was published by The Conversation. By Mercy Muendo, Lecturer, Information Technology and the Law, Mount Kenya University The Kenyan government is waging a war against online hate mongers with what would appear to be a zero-tolerance policy. In an unprecedented move two chat group administrators have been arrested. They were charged with sharing hate messages on WhatsApp that threatened […]
Continue readingTwenty years ago, government introduced Universal Primary Education (UPE), to among others, fight illiteracy in the country. However, it’s 2017 and millions of Ugandans still haven’t enrolled for formal education and therefore can’t read and write. Daily Monitor’s STEPHEN KAFEERO finds out why in this feature that was published with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media […]
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