Story ideas on presidential candidate campaigns
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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Covering candidates and political parties: Key issues journalists must pay attention to
Uganda’s 2021 general election campaign season is gaining momentum. The National Resistance Movement (NRM), Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and other parties have already completed their primary elections for members …
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Media-only election campaigns likely to leave many Ugandans under-informed, study shows
Photo credit: Afrobarometer NEWS RELEASE: Media-only election campaigns proposed to avoid mass rallies during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to leave many Ugandans under-informed, a new analysis of Afrobarometer survey …
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KENYA ELECTIONS 2017: A massive fraud by the genius of evil, with international participation
This article, published on http://www.wandianjoya.com is republished with the writer’s permission. By Wandia Njoya Never in my life, did I imagine that in the name of democracy, a massive fraud …
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Full Text: Why the Supreme Court dismissed the Mbabazi election petition
On March 31st, the Supreme Court of Uganda dismissed an election petition filed by presidential candidate Amama Mbabazi challenging the re-election of President Yoweri Museveni in February 2016. Mr Mbabazi sighted …
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IN THE NEWS: NRM’s ban on NTV is an indictment on Uganda’s media
This article was first published in Daily Monitor on 26 January. It is republished here with permission. *** By Nicholas Sengoba In the middle of an election, every entity, will want …
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Hunting Down Social Media ‘Abusers’ in Uganda as Elections Near
This surge of interest and activity on Uganda’s social media landscape echoes past incidents that have threatened citizens’ access to information and freedom of speech and the press.
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Give us insight, depth on Mbabazi bid
By Peter G. Mwesige For several months, the Ugandan media and political watchers have waited for the ‘big’ announcement from former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi. He did it via YouTube …
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