By Obadia Ismail Otim The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the sector regulator, on August 9, 2022 handed out its decision …
Op-ed – UCC’s latest directive on online content producer registration arrives with a shadow
By Raymond Mpubani and Clare Muhindo The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has doubled down on the registration of news websites and online …
Storm brews over UCC online and social media registration rules
By Benjamin Rukwengye In March 2018, the governments of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, as if acting in tandem, issued new …
UCC threatens to shut down Daily Monitor website
The Uganda Communications Commission has ordered the Daily Monitor to immediately suspend its website for failing to register it as …
UCC deserves more attention from media, civil society, and Parliament
By Peter G. Mwesige I find it frustrating but not shocking that Tuesday’s newspapers and many radio and television bulletins …
UCC criticised over ban of opposition MPs from talk shows
On September 30, Member of Parliament for Kyadondo East constituency Robert Kyagulanyi wrote on Facebook; “This morning I was supposed …
Regulator stops live media broadcasts as Uganda MPs fight
Broadcast regulator Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) this week stopped media outlets from carrying live feed that is likely to create …
ABS Television’s broadcasting licence suspended for ‘offensive’ programming
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has suspended the broadcasting licence of faith-based television station, ABS TV, for its “offensive programmes”. …