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Last week, two journalists of Next Media Isano Francis and Thomas Kitimbo were pepper sprayed by the police as they covered peaceful protests

Daily Monitor Summary Mr Allan Chekwech and Mr Robert Madoi will co-head the Production Desk, which will pool all producers and news sub-editors in order to centrally repurpose content for different platforms. Advertisement Mr Tabu Butagira has been appointed Managing Editor of Nation Media Group Uganda (NMG-U) as part of a re-organisation of the company’s editorial department. Mr Butagira will in the new role oversee the day-to-day editorial operations of all NMG-U platforms, including Daily Monitor newspaper, NTV Uganda, Spark TV, and KFM, among others. In a communication announcing the c...

Four Ugandan soldiers were handed prison sentences of up to three months by a military court on Thursday for taking part in the brutal beating of local journalists covering the country's opposition leader.

Views: Visits 10 Police have announced that non-accredited journalists covering electoral activities will be barred. According to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech, the entity will effective December 31 enforce guidelines of the Uganda Media Council. “The accreditation process that has been open to all media practitioners expires December 31 as we had indicated in our communication of December 14,” Mr Lokech warned. He also used the Wednesday statement to assert that the move “will help security forces distinguish journalists who are compliant from t...

Daily Monitor Wednesday December 30 2020 Summary Police Deputy IGP Paul Lokech says the Media Council has already availed a list of accredited journalists with valid badges that shall operate as a working tool for genuine journalists.  Advertisement Police have announced that non-accredited journalists covering electoral activities will be barred. According to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech, the entity will effective December 31 enforce guidelines of the Uganda Media Council.   “The accreditation process that has been open to all media practitioners expires ...