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Internet censorship in Uganda is neither necessary nor proportionate – CIPESA

May 6, 2019May 7, 2019 - by Janet Napio - Leave a Comment

Uganda Communications Commission has been challenged about its heavy-handed approach to perceived threats to public order by the media. Speaking at a World Press Freedom Day 2019 conference in Kampala, …

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Lira-based radio remains closed over accusation of inciting violence

November 26, 2018 - by Grace Natabaalo - 1 Comment

The Lira-based Unity FM station which was closed for allegedly inciting violence during protests over the killing of an 11-year-old boy, is yet to reopen, 10 days later. Two men …

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Yet another radio penalised for breach of broadcasting standards

December 11, 2017December 11, 2017 - by Janet Napio - Leave a Comment

Editors note: The suspended radio presenters named below were cleared by UCC to resume work on Thursday 7 December, 2017. Endigyito Radio is the latest FM station to be punished …

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Age limit debate: Media on receiving end

October 30, 2017 - by Grace Natabaalo - Leave a Comment

The media has been on the receiving end as the debate on whether or not to change the presidential age limit continues. In October alone, two radio stations were taken …

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Ugandan journalists push back against regulator

October 2, 2017October 6, 2017 - by ACME team - Leave a Comment

Uganda Press Freedom Network, an informal group of up to 232 journalists from various media houses in Uganda, has protested the directives and actions of several State agencies preventing the …

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Hunting Down Social Media ‘Abusers’ in Uganda as Elections Near

July 13, 2015July 13, 2015 - by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment

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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Investigative journalism short courses for journalists in Kenya and Tanzania

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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
March 30, 2022
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March 21, 2022
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