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By Moses Kyeyune. Kiira Municipality MP Ibrahim Semujju Nganda has tasked the government to explain the shrinking media space in the country. The lawmaker has been speaking on what he called deteriorating media freedom, which has also eaten into the country’s global ranking. The Uganda Communications Commission on Tuesday issued a […]

By Moses Kyeyune. Parliament will not interfere into concerns regarding UCC’s crack down on media thats according to the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah. The deputy speaker was reacting to concerns raised by Kiira Municipality MP Ibrahim Semujju Nganda and Butambala County’s Mohammad Muwanga Kivumbi who asked Parliament as […]

By Ruth Anderah. Kyadondo East member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu has been released on bail by Buganda Road court. He has been ordered to pay a cash bail of 10 million shillings and each of his sureties ordered to execute a non court bond of 10 million shillings. Court […]

By Ritah Kemigisa. The National Association of broadcasters (NAB) have asked the Uganda communication commission to withdraw its order to media houses compelling them to suspend their staff over breach of minimum broadcasting standard. In a letter dated 2nd May 2019, the chairman of the broadcaster’s association kin Kariisa says […]

By Ritah Kemigisa. Journalists under their umbrella Uganda Journalists Association has asked the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to withdraw the suspension orders issued to several media houses with immediate effect. The association’s president Bashir Mbaziira says the latest crackdown by UCC on Ugandan media is a step in the wrong […]