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Uganda’s Media Council issues directive on registration of journalists; timing questioned

The Media Council of Uganda (MCU) has directed all practicing journalists in the country to register or risk being denied rights to cover the electoral process and other events.  The exercise starts next week and will run up to 21 December 2020.  According to Mr Paulo Ekochu, the Council chairperson, criminal charges will be slapped […]

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Posted On : Published By : Clare Muhindo
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STATEMENT: Let the media freely report the 2021 general election

For Immediate Release 11 December 2020 Kampala—African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is dismayed by the 10 December directive by the Media Council of Uganda (MCU) to all practising journalists in Uganda to register for accreditation or risk losing the right to cover the 2021 elections and other official events. The same statement by the […]

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Posted On : Published By : ACME team