freedom of speech

Take grievances to court – Otafire tells UCC and Mirundi

Take grievances to court – Otafire tells UCC and Mirundi

The minister of justice and constitutional affairs Kahinda Otafire has advised the Uganda communication commission boss Godfrey Mutabazi  not to shut up the former press secretary of the president Tamale Murundi. He said that those who are aggrieved by the utterances made by the former press secretary of the president Tamale Murundi  while on radio or […]

UPDF soldiers asked to restrain from speaking to journalists

  The 1995 Constitution of Uganda provides for freedom of speech, expression of opinion but this is not the case with the UPDF soldiers. A senior army officer in UPDF rang one of our informers this morning and wondered why the commander in chief of Uganda’s armed forces reportedly put standing orders that restrain soldiers […]

Buganda has no powers to ban publication of Semakokiro stories, says Sabaluuri

After the kingdom of Buganda warned against the publication of stories about the kingdom’s new born Prince Richard Semakookiro, the cultural leader of Buluri Mwogezi Mwasansozi Butamanya has said Buganda kingdom or its head Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi have no powers to block anyone from talking about the new born prince. Mwasansozi says that if […]

Police have suffered most from government’s insensitive policies

Since April 2011, activists for change (A4C) have been campaigning against government’s failure to manage rising cost of living, inflation and wastage of public resources which affect every Ugandan. Protesters from all walks of life including students to elderly citizens, ordinary working people to opposition party leaders, parliamentarians, lawyers, traders, civil society etc came out […]