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Daily Monitor Tuesday January 12 2021 Summary This was after the parties in the case, appeared before presiding judge, Esta Nambayo yesterday and agreed on filing written submissions that she will base on to deliver her ruling by e-mail on Thursday at midday. Advertisement The High Court in Kampala will on Thursday this week, deliver its ruling in which journalists are protesting the directive of the Uganda Media Council to first have them accredited before covering this week’s general elections and other government events.
This was after the parties in the case, appeared before presiding judge, Esta Nambayo yesterday and agreed on filing written submissions that she will base on to deliver her ruling by e-mail on Thursday at midday. ....
EC eases restrictions on media, use of camera during elections January 10, 2021 Written by URN The Electoral Commission (EC) has eased restrictions on use of cameras and other recording devices at polling stations on election day. Earlier this week, the chairman of EC, Justice Simon Byabakama communicated new guidelines that would apply to the January 14 general election. Contentious among these was the directive that voters will not be allowed to remain at polling stations after voting to witness the vote counting and a ban of cameras at the polling stations. The ban on cameras was strangely extended to journalists as well. Opposition political parties, however, questioned the legality o ....
As Uganda counts down days to its general election, attacks against members of the press by security forces are on the rise. Journalists especially those covering opposition candidates and anti-government protests have been arrested, beaten or had their equipment confiscated or destroyed by the Police. One press freedom watchdog says it has documented over 100 attacks since November when presidential nominations were held. These have been deliberate attacks where some officers have even warned journalists to shoot at them and have gone ahead to shoot at them occasioning injuries on them. This has never happened during an election in Uganda. We ve not had a time as now when the deliberate attacks are not even condemned by the security leadership. The president has severally come out to attack the media as working for foreign agents, as being partisan, as promoting interests of the political opposition in the country, and of course the voice of the president is so stro ....