“Protect women’s voices” was the rallying cry of more than 50 women in media and communication gathered for a meeting …
Media owners, managers need to push back against State interference whatever the risks
By Edris Kiggundu The suspension of two journalists at Baba TV over their satirical criticism of Parliament has exposed the …
If Uganda media houses do not stand up for and defend media freedoms, who will?
NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 31 January 2023 Kampala—On Thursday, 26 January 2023, Simon Muyanga Lutaaya, Al-mahadi Adam and Lukia …
Lessons from the court’s decision about Uganda’s computer misuse law
By Kenneth Ntende Uganda’s Constitutional Court on 10 January 2023 declared section 25 of the Computer Misuse Act of 2011 …
What Elon Musk’s destruction of Twitter tells us about the future of social media
Image by Photo Mix from Pixabay Blayne Haggart, Brock University Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has been a fast-moving disaster. …
Background to the proposed Information and Communications Bill, 2022
By Kyetume Kasanga The government of Uganda is in the process of formulating a new legal framework for regulating the …
New computer misuse law threatens freedom of expression, activists say
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed into law the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022, which criminalises some internet activities despite concerns …
UCC powers come under scrutiny as the regulator sanctions media houses
By Obadia Ismail Otim The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the sector regulator, on August 9, 2022 handed out its decision …