26.1.2021
Quality education builds a better life after school closure – “I thought I would not return”
Moving from congested tent structures into concrete classrooms not only improved the quality of teaching but also of life for learners and teachers at Ebenezer Secondary School. The pandemic led to a long school closure in Uganda, and now that candidate classes are back, one of the main challenges is bringing girls back to school.
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Old wooden school structures covered with the recognisable UNHCR white tarpaulin are a dead giveaway: refugees go to this school.
Daily Monitor
Friday January 15 2021
Journalists flee from teargas as they covered campaigns in Kampala on October 23. On several occasions, journalists were targeted as security clashed with presidential candidates and their supporters. PHOTO / ABUBAKER LUBOWA
Summary
From being jailed to getting teargassed,
Daily Monitor reporters saw it all as they covered presidential candidates who have traversed the country for votes over the last two months.
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My arrest was the turning point“My arrest on December 30 in Kalangala District proved to me the saying that a dead journalist cannot tell a story. It was sad seeing my story being told by someone else even after I had followed up the details for more than 11 hours. That was my worst experience on the campaign trail with National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine.