Signing of MOU on cooperation in the field of ICT between the two countries

The Uganda government together with the republic of South Korea have launched the digital contents production and management control center that will be used to produce local TV and radio works with the center aimed at promoting local content.

Speaking at the launch of the center at the ministry of ICT offices in Kampala  the ICT minister Eng. John Nasasira said that Uganda has been challenged by production work made in the country which most of the time has not been matching the desired standard and national heritage, saying this has been representing divergent ideologies of the Uganda. He said that with the newly launched facility, the country will start producing content that truly reflects the ideologies of the country as it strives to attain middle income status. He said that the digital broadcasting will require effort by all stakeholders to increase the pace of generating local digital content especially in local languages to share it with the rest of the world.

Nasasira noted that at the moment Uganda is grappling with the challenge of relying a lot on foreign production of digital content including advertisements hence causing a problem of ideological disorientation, propaganda and some of undesirable behavior which affects cultural values, business, investment and tourism and foreign policy interests.

On his part the state minister for science and technology Sande Stephen Tikodri welcomed the Korean mentorship in the area of digital content production as Uganda is improving in science innovation.

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Many people who have watched the video have come to a conclusion that the song is another direct attack to Moze Radio and Weasel TV of Good lyfe crew.

You see Rabadaba, Moze Radio and Weasel TV are not some good friends. In the video Faisa Seguya aka Rabadaba is aligned on the left side while Radio and Weasel on the right side at the start of the video.

We are told that Rabadaba hates the duo singers reportedly because Radio and Weasel failed to share with him the proceeds they got from one of the shows they organised together last year.

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We have been told that NBS TV has offered her five millionUgandashillings compared to two million shillings Dembe FM has been offering to her. It also seems that Mawadri is becoming a star in quitting jobs. A few months back Mawadri resigned from Top Radio for Dembe FM.

Dembe FM is also experiencing an exodus of workers. We hear that one of their other workers, Isaac Katende is preparing to cross over to Beat FM. Efforts to get a comment from the management of Dembe FM were futile.

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Over 16 journalists at Hot 100 FM radio owned by Kampala’s business tycoon, Isaac Mulindwa who is also the PAM Awards chief have quit in a period of less than five weeks, citing ill treatment at the workplace.

Some of the workers still working at the radio station have informed us that the way the staff members at Hot 100 FM are quitting is similar to the one written in the bible when Israelites walked from Egypt to Canaan.

We have been told that some of the workers who have quit the station include Racheal Kay, L. Benzo and Bryan Mckenzie among others. Some of the workers who have quit the station we have managed to interview say they have quit after disagreements with the management over salaries, and poor working conditions among others. Some of the workers who have quit Hot 100 FM we hear have joined New Vision Group’s X fm.

By James Okello

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