Dear journalist, The enormity of the COVID-19 crisis should not stop you from holding our political leaders and other forms of officialdom accountable. The biggest role of the media in such times is to provide citizens with accurate information that can help them make sense of what is going on around them. The media also […]
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By Peter G. Mwesige I find it frustrating but not shocking that Tuesday’s newspapers and many radio and television bulletins in Uganda did not carry the news that the Uganda Communications Commission will have a new board of directors shortly. On Monday 27 November, Minister of ICT & National Guidance Frank Tumwebaze announced via Twittter […]
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By Peter G. Mwesige It is reported that business is getting back to normal in Kenya after last week’s election, which incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta officially won. I am not sure business will get back to normal for most of the mainstream media in Kenya. It appears that in their attempt to foster peace and deny […]
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By Peter G. Mwesige In a few hours, President Yoweri Museveni will deliver to Parliament an address on the “state of the nation”. It is a constitutional requirement for the president to do this at the beginning of each session of Parliament. Major television and radio stations are expected to cover the event live for […]
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By Peter G. Mwesige The Ugandan Cabinet’s ban on “ALL live broadcast media coverage of the activities of the ‘Defiance Campaign’ organized by Dr. Kizza Besigye and his cohorts” is as absurd as the Constitutional Court’s interim order that halted the opposition’s election protests. Gen. Jim Muhwezi, the Minister of Information and National Guidance, who […]
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By Peter G. Mwesige Dear friends in the Ugandan media, I salute you for your courage and diligence as you continue providing citizens and the whole world with information about Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections held last week. In particular, I commend those in your number who have offered or attempted to offer analysis, depth, […]
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By Peter G. Mwesige Dear friends in the Ugandan media I hope you will help me and other citizens answer the following questions, and many others, as we follow the news from Election Day, Thursday, to Saturday, when the winner of the presidential election is constitutionally expected to be announced. Did the polls open as […]
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The original version of this article has been changed to correct potential confusion over the use of the word ‘majority’ in two cases. By Peter G. Mwesige The results of the July opinion poll by Research World International, NTV Uganda and the Uganda Governance Monitoring Platform released last week provide plenty of food for thought […]
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