Daily Monitor
Monday April 05 2021
Daily Monitor’s Irene Abalo (centre) is helped by the publication’s acting managing editor (Dailies), Mr Tabu Butagira (right) and another collegue at International Diagnostic Centre where she got treatment after she was beaten by the military police yesterday. PHOTO | MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI
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Our view: The Fourth Estate is key for any semblance of democracy to thrive.
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Last week, the 2020 Press Freedom Index report produced by Human Rights Network for Journalists -Uganda (HRNJ-U) was launched.
Under the theme, “Resilience: Media in the face of Covid-19 and elections”, the report documents abuses and violations against journalists in 2020, with police emerging the top tormentors for the 12th time since the first report released 12 years ago.
Daily Monitor
Monday March 15 2021
Mining in Karamoja Sub-region is one of the activities that has been affected by the suspension of DGF funds. PHOTO/ COURTESY
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Several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) across the country have halted or downscaled activities weeks after the government suspended operations of the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF).
A number have temporarily stopped staff from working while others have introduced a shift model for employees to reduce costs.
The most affected civil society organisation (CSOs) include those engaged in accountability, human rights and good governance, democracy, service delivery monitoring and capacity-building at national, regional and grassroots level.
Finance minister Matia Kasaija froze DGF operations on February 17 on orders of President Museveni, who on February 2, argued that more than Shs500b donor-bankrolled kitty required government oversight.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday February 23 2021
Former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi addresses a press conference at the NUP party offices in Kamwokya, Kampala, yesterday. Inset is Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo. PHOTO/MICHAEL KAKUMIRIZI.
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The unique decision taken by the leader of the National Unity Platform party is the first of its kind in Uganda’s post-independence era.
The petition had lasted 22 days in court of the stipulated 45.
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He announced he was withdrawing his presidential petition challenging the re-election of President Museveni.
He said instead he would seek redress in the “court of public opinion”, claiming Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has since become “chief injustice.”
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