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Conditional award of contracts in Uganda oil industry: Here’s what journalists should look out for

July 9, 2021 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

How ready are the local entities in meeting the standards of the oil industry? How are foreign companies, with their financial muscle, likely to exploit loopholes to win most of …

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Key things to note when reporting results 

January 13, 2021January 13, 2021 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By John Baptist Wasswa The journalists must keep a cool head and avoid unnecessary excitement and a show of partisanship. It is a lot safer to report what you have …

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Best practices for journalists covering election day

January 13, 2021January 26, 2021 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

By John Baptist Wasswa The most critical period of the election process is the voting day, voting counting and the announcement of results. This period is shaped by its history …

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Issues journalists must pay attention to on election day 

January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

This has been a challenging election for journalists and media houses. The Covid-19 pandemic, the violence unleashed by police and security agencies, intimidation and threats by political actors, regulatory overreach, …

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Tips and story ideas for journalists covering parliamentary elections

November 4, 2020January 26, 2021 - by Guest Writer - 1 Comment

By John Baptist Wasswa NB: The responsibility of an MP is to represent constituents in Parliament where laws are made; where the national cake is shared through budget allocations; where …

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Story ideas on presidential candidate campaigns

November 2, 2020December 2, 2020 - by ACME team - 1 Comment

By John Baptist Wasswa Reporting about elections is a process; a long process with phases.  When covering the process, journalists need to do stories that remind the audience about the …

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Areas of capacity building for journalists: Reflections from the COVID-19 response in Uganda

October 16, 2020January 26, 2021 - by Peter G. Mwesige - Leave a Comment

Photo by Charles Nambasi from Pixabay First, let me commend the Ugandan journalists who have gone to great lengths, sometimes at great risk to their own safety and lives, to …

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Covering the electoral process: 15 questions journalists should keep at the back of their mind

September 21, 2020September 24, 2020 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

This is the third part of our series looking at the key issues journalists should pay attention to while covering Uganda’s forthcoming election.  In our previous issues, we have tackled …

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Did the Amendment of Public Finance Management Act 2015 Erode Uganda’s Fiscal Discipline in Oil and Gas Sector
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In December 2021, Parliament passed The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Act, a law that governs how public money and resources are mobilised or collected, stored, dispensed and reported on

Did the Amendment of Public Finance Management Act 2015 Erode Uganda’s Fiscal Discipline in Oil and Gas Sector
Did the Amendment of Public Finance Management Act 2015 Erode Uganda’s Fiscal Discipline in Oil and Gas Sector
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