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MPs attack UCC over suffocating media houses

MPs attack UCC over suffocating media houses

MPs have angrily attacked the Uganda communication commission for the continued suffocation of media houses which is costing government billions of revenue. The matter was raised by Buhweju county MP Francis Mwijukye who said that continued closure of media houses is a move gagging the media. He described the raid on Red Pepper on 21st […]

Red Pepper statement on police closing and deployment at offices

When the Police raided our offices on Monday May 20th, they had a search warrant demanding that we hand over a press release from General Sejusa’s lawyers which we had published the previous week.   We gave them the press release they had asked for but despite that they have continued to search our offices […]

Uganda government condemned for closing newspapers and radio stations in latest media attack

There will be no Daily Monitor or Red Pepper on the streets on Tuesday.  Neither are Ugandans able to listen to Nation Media owned Kfm and Dembe fm radio stations. These media houses were today shut down. Journalists and human rights activists have today condemned the action by the government to close down two newspapers and […]

Uganda’s opposition leader Col. Kiiza Besigye says he doesn’t read Red Pepper

We think that it is better for politicians to read all newspapers within and outside the country in order to get peoples views, challenges and aspirations.  But this is not the case with the FDC President, Col. Kiiza Besigye. He has told the members of FDC inKampalathat for him he doesn’t read the Daily Red […]

Makerere University graduation enters day two

The 62nd graduation ofMakerereUniversity has entered day two today. Hundreds of parents and guardians have been witnesses as hundreds of students received their diplomas, certificates and degrees.  A number of members of parliament, security operatives, members of the academia world, business community and the general public attended the second day of the graduation. Over 221 […]

Car buying craze at Red Pepper

It is like every staff at the Red Pepper made buying a new car by the end of the year his/her year’s final resolution. With a month and so weeks remaining to close the year 2011, most of the workers are busy selling off their old cars and rushing to acquire new ones. In the […]

Cameras banned at club Rouge in the capital city of Uganda, Kampala

The media houses that have been capitalising on photographs got from Club Rouge in Kampala must now be in tears after the management of the social scene banned all cameras from entering their premise. The Kanyamas have been put at all the club entrances to ensure that no person enters into the rouge with a […]

Managers of Club Rough panics as another club opens next door

Things are not good for the managers of Club Rouge in Kampala after they have got information that a powerful business tycoon in town is set to open another club opposite theirs. The new club to be opened in November is called Club Cascades. Now we have been told that the managers of Club Rouge, Ivan Kaganzi […]

Why many people like Amarula Family’s Amooti sleep at work

Recently, it was revealed that Comedian Amooti of Amarula Family has become a specialist in dozing. It is said Amooti who works at Beat Fm has been seen sleeping in night clubs such as A-Y pub in Makindye, New Life bar in Nakulabye and Password pub also in Nakulabye. In fact Amooti have been heard […]

Red Pepper to start radio and TV station after Wavamuno jumps in

What would sensational tabloid radio sound like? What about tabloid sensational tv from a company famous for showing off naked or semi naked girls in some of their print publications. These are the questions as the Red Pepper finalises plans to set up a radio and television station in Kampala. Sources in the Namanve based […]