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Despite constitutional protection, Ugandan media under attack from the state

By David Lumu The arrest and detention of Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, the former presidential flag bearer for National Unity Platform (NUP) on November 18, 2020, found me en-route to Entebbe from Kireka. I wanted to map out my journey. But I didn’t reach. Kampala city was burning. Demonstrations and protests […]

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STATEMENT: We should all condemn attacks on journalists 

Photo by Daniel Lutaaya on Twitter  For Immediate Release 13 November 2020 Kampala—African Centre for Media Excellence strongly condemns acts of violence against journalists who are covering the ongoing election campaigns.  Over the last two weeks, at least six journalists have been attacked, injured, and/or arrested as they covered 2021 election-related events.   On Thursday, 12 […]

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