KAMPALA, JULY 24, 2023: The Uganda Editors’ Guild (UEG) vehemently protests the arbitrary and unconstitutional directive issued by President Yoweri Museveni on March 6, 2023, and further reinforced by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance on July 10, 2023. This directive mandates all government advertising to be channeled solely through the Uganda Broadcasting […]

Today marks the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day. In the years since the proliferation of independent media in many countries and the rise of digital and social media have unshackled information from its moorings and allowed its free flow. However, media freedom, free speech and freedom of expression remain under attack in many

KAMPALA, APRIL 17, 2023: The Uganda police and security agencies must stop attacks on journalists going about their job of providing vital information to the public for an informed citizenry that holds public officials accountable. Despite previous expressions of commitment to stop violence against journalists, the vice has remained rampant with the latest being the