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The government has been prioritising infrastructure development as a means of accelerating economic transformation. However, the high cost of investment in the sector has raised concerns. In final and second …
Read MoreThe government has been prioritising infrastructure development, arguing it’s a sure way the country’s economic transformation will be accelerated. However, there have been lingering concerns about the Uganda’s high cost …
Read MoreYou or someone you know has probably one time come across a dead body, either on the street or in a bush. In such cases, the police or local authorities …
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On Friday, 17 March 2017, Assistant Inspector General of Police Andrew Felix Kaweesi, who was the force’s spokesperson, was shot dead in the city suburb of Kulambiro, where he lived. …
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Stories about criminal justice, police, politics and democratic processes received the lion’s share of public affairs coverage in Uganda’s print media from July 2015 to June 2016, a study by …
Read MoreThe reported torture of Kamwenge Town Mayor Geoffrey Byamukama, sent chills down the spine of many in Uganda when gory images of his wounds featured in the media. The assertion …
Read MoreNalufenya 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 …
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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). …
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