The High Court in Kampala has quashed the Media Council of Uganda’s directive to accredit journalists to cover the 2021 general elections and other state events “for being illegal, irrational and procedurally irregular.” The court also issued an “order of permanent injunction… restraining the (government’s) security agencies from implementing the illegal and irrational directives of […]
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Image by Edward Echwalu from Echwalu Photography With just two weeks left to Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections, the Police have again warned that journalists who have not registered with the Media Council will be blocked from covering campaigns and other electoral activities starting 31 December. The warning, which came in a press statement signed […]
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This article was first published in New Vision on 18 December, 2020. The Uganda Media Council, the regulator of journalists and the print media in the country, has finally made it back to the headlines like its richer cousin, the Uganda Communications Commission. Not to be outdone, UCC has taken to writing to the tech behemoth Google […]
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The Uganda Police announced Monday that starting 21 December 2020, only journalists accredited by the Media Council of Uganda will be allowed to cover political campaigns and other electoral events. This follows a directive by the Council to all practising journalists across Uganda to apply for accreditation to ensure their safety and protection, a move […]
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The Media Council of Uganda (MCU) has directed all practicing journalists in the country to register or risk being denied rights to cover the electoral process and other events. The exercise starts next week and will run up to 21 December 2020. According to Mr Paulo Ekochu, the Council chairperson, criminal charges will be slapped […]
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For Immediate Release 11 December 2020 Kampala—African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) is dismayed by the 10 December directive by the Media Council of Uganda (MCU) to all practising journalists in Uganda to register for accreditation or risk losing the right to cover the 2021 elections and other official events. The same statement by the […]
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