Daily Monitor
Monday May 10 2021
A prison warder handcuffs the suspects before leading them away to court holding cells on May 7, 2021. Photo/ Anthony Wesaka
Summary
Prosecution told court that on October 27, 2016, Weldu while at his Nakumat office with his brother Michael Teagas Okuba Weldmmariam, received a phone call and thereafter, told his sibling that he was heading to the German Embassy in Kololo.
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Two court assessors have advised High Court judge Flavia Senoga Anglin to convict a Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) officer accused of killing an Eritrean businessman whose charred body was found at Uganda-Kenya border of Busia after he was kidnapped from Kololo, Kampala.
UPDF admits to battering journalists, asks to settle case out of court
May 5, 2021 Army officers descend on journalists earlier in February
The Uganda People s Defense Forces (UPDF) has asked the High court in Kampala to allow them to settle out of court a case in which they were sued over battering journalists earlier this year.
City lawyer Steven Kalali sued the government on behalf of journalists for battering several journalists on February 22, 2021, who d gone to cover National Unity Platform former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi as he delivered a petition to the United Nations High Commission in Kololo challenging gross human rights violations in the country.
Daily Monitor
Saturday May 01 2021
Summary
During last year’s presidential elections, the intensity of human rights violations was high. Security forces were seen in running battles with journalists. As Uganda celebrates World Press Freedom Day on Monday May 3, we share experiences of female journalists who were brutalised in line of duty as they covered the presidential candidates during campaigns.
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“For me, the biggest issue was teargas. I was on the campaign trail of Eng Patrick Oboi, Amuriat, the presidential flag bearer of the Forum for Democratic Change. He was an opposition candidate and sometimes, he disobeyed police orders. Because of his actions, we ate (sic) teargas almost everyday. Our eyes were perpetually red. In Moyo District, they went for their guns. They were firing live bullets. Those were uncertain times. Anything could have happened” says Damalie Mukhaye, a reporter working with Daily Monitor and KFM. She is a versatile journalist whose
Soldiers brutalise journalists again
Thursday April 29 2021
The Defense and army spokesperson, Brig Flavia Byekwaso, told Daily Monitor that she wasn’t aware of the incident and could not, therefore, comment.
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The beating of a pregnant journalist alongside another reporter yesterday by members of Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has put to test the seriousness of the military’s promise to improve relations with the media.
Ms Teddy Nakaliga, a reporter with NTV and Spark TV, and Mr Amon Kayanja of Salt TV, were yesterday assaulted by Military Police personnel while covering a demonstration by residents protesting a two-week power blackout in Kayunga Village, Wakiso District.