Tag Archives: Journalists

In a bid to appreciate work done by journalists on road safety reporting, Makerere University School of Public health in partnership with Road Traffic Injuries Research Network will launch annual road safety journalists awards this year. According to Road Traffic Injuries Research Network Board Chair who also doubles as Dean of Makerere University School of Public Health Dr Olive Kobusingye ...

Joel Senyonyi, the NUP spokesperson is demanding justice for over 35 journalists. He said this while speaking at an event during world press freedom day. These journalists were beaten while covering political activities. “Many journalists who cover our activities have been targeted and we demand that they are given due justice. This spans from the Arua saga in 2018 to ...

May 3rd is World press freedom day and journalists will be celebrating it. Down here in Uganda, it has come at a time when military brutality against journalists is becoming very normal. Just recently, the military beat up journalists as they were doing their job. The question, therefore is, has this become the new normal for the relationship between the ...

David Lewis Rubongoya, the NUP Secretary General has advised the media to take a firm stand against violation. He said this after reports showed that journalists have been beaten once again. This comes shortly after the journalists and military had a football match as a way of reconciliation. “Today owners of media houses are playing football with the military and ...

The media and the Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF) start the reconciliation process. They started this with a football match between themselves at Phillip Omondi Stadium at Lugogo. The media and the UPDF have had a very sour relationship especially since campaigns kicked off. Journalists accused UPDF of always targetting them for purposes of violence. The situation got even worse ...