THIS WEEK: More ex-UBC staff face arrest Former employees at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) are in panic following the arrest of the station’s former Managing Director Paul Kihika on a raft of criminal charges. Kihika is under investigation in connection to a Shs3.6billion UBC Airtel sponsorship deal of airing the …
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A seven member committee tasked with investigating national broadcaster Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) on Tuesday released its report blaming the station and government for the body’s financial woes. The UBC Review Committee report indicates that the corporation is chronically underfunded, lacks editorial independence and its management is poorly structured. Releasing the report …
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VIDEO: The country’s public broadcaster Uganda Broadcasting Corporation is said to be on the verge of collapse after it indicated to parliament that it’s failing to realize revenue to run its daily activities. Officials of UBC, that is currently at the heart of a land bonaza by different players, appeared before …
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VIDEO: The country continues to mourn fallen veteran sports journalist Andrew Patrick Luwandaga who passed on Saturday morning. The body of the late Luwandaga was at UBC grounds for public viewing. Speaker after speaker, they all sung praises upon praises about the fallen icon, laying wreaths as a sign farewell to …
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NBS: Legislator Margaret Muhanga now says Haba Group associated with city tycoon Hassan Basajabalaba is in possession of the UBC land title as the parliamentary committee on commissions, statutory bodies and state enterprises pushes her to deliver the documents. Speaking to journalists at parliament, Muhanga vowed not to let UBC …
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NBS: The revelation that yet another public officer fraudulently acquired properties of Uganda broadcasting Corporation, UBC is not a new story. Several public figures have fraudulently acquired UBC properties including land, masts and radio equipment much to the anger of the public. We explore the UBC properties that have since …
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Dr Peter Mwesige, African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) Executive Director, has been named to head a committee to review Uganda Broadcasting Corporation. The terms of reference of the committee will include an organisational capacity assessment; studying the quality of content and services of all UBC channels; assessing the innovative …
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