COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | A worrying trend is upon us. Flammable snowflake leaders have made a mockery of shame. Shame no longer lives here. Instead, brazen impunity parades its wares. Consider these three exhibits. Exhibit 1: The Uganda Media Council is responsible for regulating media as mandated by the Press and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Foreign journalists working in Uganda are struggling to get accreditation to cover next week’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, several journalists who asked for anonymity not to jeopardize their chances of being accredited said that they have been disappointed by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate John Katumba has criticized Media Council of Uganda for ordering the registration of practicing journalists to secure the permission of covering 2021 elections and other public functions. Early this month, the chairperson of the Media Council of Uganda, Paulo Ekochu revealed that …
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The Media Council of Uganda has cautioned a leading Kampala daily newspaper, accusing the publication of taking advantage of Kanyamunyu’s incident to “publish content containing hate speech and tribal sentiments”. In his letter addressed to the management of The Red Pepper on Monday, the council chairman Paul Ekochu, said that it had come …
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