Tag Archives: media houses

Kampala , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  At least 33 media houses have jointly sued the government and Kampala Capital City Authority challenging double taxation on trading licences despite numerous court decisions declaring such actions illegal. The media houses are Radio One, Akaboozi, Radio Simba, Basoga Baino FM, Digida, Buddu FM, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and Uganda Media council have asked media houses to broadcast President Museveni’s weekly national address in the midst of campaigns. Presidential press secretary Don Wanyama recently announced that all media houses will be required to broadcast President Museveni’s address to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  At least 21 staff at the Ministry of Finance and six from Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) have tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) as the cases grow among different private and public agencies. Finance staff under-went mandatory COVID-19 test on August 19. Test results, according …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | A group of civil society organisations have urged the government to ensure that the media is allowed to operate without interference as the 2021 general elections get closer. The Independent Electoral Commission announced recently that the election would be conducted ‘scientifically’ where candidates will campaign …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party (DP) has proposed an increment of a penalty to a media house that denies equal access to all candidates in the 2021 general elections. According to the party’s proposals submitted to the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee by its Secretary-General …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has set June 13 to hear consolidated suits challenging the directive by Uganda Communications Commission-UCC to thirteen media houses to suspend staff for alleged breach of the minimum broadcasting standards. High Court Civil Division Judge, Lydia Mugambe will hear the consolidated suits filed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has cautioned herbalists and media houses from airing false adverts. According to the Health Ministry, media houses that advertise non-approved herbal products will be liable to a fine of Shillings 20 million. The fine is part of the newly approved Traditional and …

By Haggai Matsiko A spying operation by Uganda’s top security agencies that has since 2011 targeted and aimed to crush opponents of President Yoweri Museveni, a new report has claimed. The operation codenamed ‘Fungua Macho’ loosely translated as ‘open your eyes’ has involved planting surveillance tools in top hotels and …

By Julius Odeke Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) condemns the government’s continued unlawful siege and closure of the four media houses. The media houses that include The Daily Monitor Publications Limited (MPL), KFM, Dembe FM located in Namuwongo and the Red Pepper located at Namanve, which were arbitrarily closed …