Lobbies accuse regulator of suppressing Uganda media
Ugandan journalists and activists demonstrate in the capital Kampala on May 3, 2019, to demand the resignation of Godfrey Mutabazi, the executive director of Uganda Communications Commission. PHOTO | KELVIN ATUHAIRE | DAILY MONITOR
Human Rights Watch and Uganda media stakeholders have accused communications sector regulator—Uganda Communication’s Commission—of harassing the media.
“The government should be guaranteeing free and independent media, especially in light of forthcoming elections in 2021,” says Oryem Nyeko, Africa Division Researcher at Human Rights Watch.
