Uganda launches anti-porn committee

Uganda's Ethics minister Simon Lokodo. The minister has been on a public campaign against pornography. PHOTO | MONITOR | NMG

Uganda has named a nine-member anti-pornography team to prevent use or distribution of pornographic material in the country.

Ethics minister Simon Lokodo said the government would spend Ush2 billion ($556,000) each year to fund the activities of the committee which was inaugurated in Kampala on Monday.