#UgandaDecides: More questions journalists must answer
By Peter G. Mwesige Dear friends in the Ugandan media, I salute you for your courage and diligence as you continue providing citizens and the whole world with information about Uganda’s presidential and parliamentary elections held last week. In particular, I commend those in your number who have offered or attempted to offer analysis, depth, […]
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Uganda’s hope for free and fair elections dashed- CEON-U
This is an excerpt of the 20 February, 2016 statement of the Citizens Election Observers Network – Uganda (CEON-U). CEON-U, of which ACME is a member, is a consortium of 18 national and 23 sub national civil society organisations that aims to enhance the integrity of the election process by providing evidence-based, impartial assessments, deterring […]
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Ugandans query UCC’s role in light of Election Day social media block
[View the story “Ugandans on Twitter to UCC: What exactly is your role?” on Storify]
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CEON-U preliminary findings on the opening of Uganda’s 2016 election
African Centre for Media Excellence is a member of Citizens Election Observers Network – Uganda (CEON-U), a consortium of 15 civil society organizations and 3 associate members which have agreed to conduct a unified, comprehensive and effective domestic election observation mission for the 2016 general elections. Press release: The Citizen Election Observers Network Uganda (CEON-U) has […]
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#Election2016: 30 questions journalists must answer
By Peter G. Mwesige Dear friends in the Ugandan media I hope you will help me and other citizens answer the following questions, and many others, as we follow the news from Election Day, Thursday, to Saturday, when the winner of the presidential election is constitutionally expected to be announced. Did the polls open as […]
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Uganda elections approach amid hostile environment for media
This article was first published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). For more information, visit the CPJ website. *** Demonstrations against the government are a routine affair in the Ugandan capital Kampala, and Andrew Lwanga thought it would be just another day at work when he was assigned to cover a protest march by […]
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