Ugandan Insomniac on Twitter has been a valuable source of information on the apparent media crackdown that is taking place. So far she has reported the following:
- Buddu FM and Best FM have stoppped broadcasting news.
- Peter Kibazo's Gasimbagane program on Radio Simba has been interrupted by police and ordered off air.
- KFM's hot seat programme was pulled in favour of the President's speech.
- 3 Daily Monitor staff checking on rumors of Kabaka arrest were briefly detained at Kireka for 'driving past a private property sign'.
- Kalundi Serumaga arrested after WBS TV show 'Kibazo on Friday' for statements against Museveni's leadership.
- Mohammed Katerega, OC CID Kayunga, orders media gag on tomorrow's events in his district. Journalists caught to be arrested.
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written by Mikko, September 12, 2009
written by Mikko, September 12, 2009
How can you preach hopelessness in the NRM govt when they aired that Obote and Amin were bad did the opposition ask for the media to be gagged, me when i die i want to go to hell
so fire for fire that is what your Bible say and in the end all we will go 6 ft down lol
so fire for fire that is what your Bible say and in the end all we will go 6 ft down lol
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US State Dept
written by Ggomba, September 13, 2009
written by Ggomba, September 13, 2009
[Global: Africa]
A spokesman at the United States Department of State said American officials are monitoring developments in the East African country of Uganda
after as many as 10 civilians were reportedly shot to death by security forces during protests today.
Other media outlets reported seven deaths while the BBC reported two.
"We will have more to say tomorrow," the spokesman at the State Department told The Black Star News this evening. "We will not have anything to say until tomorrow."
Local newspapers in Uganda report that protests erupted in the capital city of Kampala and beyond when security forces blocked a senior official representing the hereditary king of Buganda, the Kabaka Ronald Mutebi II, from visiting an area in Buganda.
A spokesman at the United States Department of State said American officials are monitoring developments in the East African country of Uganda
after as many as 10 civilians were reportedly shot to death by security forces during protests today.
Other media outlets reported seven deaths while the BBC reported two.
"We will have more to say tomorrow," the spokesman at the State Department told The Black Star News this evening. "We will not have anything to say until tomorrow."
Local newspapers in Uganda report that protests erupted in the capital city of Kampala and beyond when security forces blocked a senior official representing the hereditary king of Buganda, the Kabaka Ronald Mutebi II, from visiting an area in Buganda.
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DO YOUR DUTY. YOU KNOW WHAT NEGLECT OF DUTY MEANS
written by Charles Dalton Opwonya, September 13, 2009
written by Charles Dalton Opwonya, September 13, 2009
Mr. Kayihura, You have the evidence of the Ssabanyala threatening violence, otherwise you would have not believed him and “appeared to protect” the Katikiro and the Kabaka, among others, from the threat you believed in and preached the gospel of.
This is a therefore Directive from Citizens of Uganda. ARREST AND PRESENT FOR PROSECUTION THE SSABANYALA WHO PUBLICLY THREATENED VIOLENCE.
Failure to do so means you are sectarian, biased, corrupt, contemptuous, inefficient, malignant, cowardly, servile, opportunistic, unpatriotic and full of ill-will.
In that case, Ugandans out there, send me your testimony on the threat of the ssabanyala to cause violence and we arrest and prosecute him privately ourselves.
He and his cohorts are responsible for the loss of life and property in a most vicious manner.
This is a therefore Directive from Citizens of Uganda. ARREST AND PRESENT FOR PROSECUTION THE SSABANYALA WHO PUBLICLY THREATENED VIOLENCE.
Failure to do so means you are sectarian, biased, corrupt, contemptuous, inefficient, malignant, cowardly, servile, opportunistic, unpatriotic and full of ill-will.
In that case, Ugandans out there, send me your testimony on the threat of the ssabanyala to cause violence and we arrest and prosecute him privately ourselves.
He and his cohorts are responsible for the loss of life and property in a most vicious manner.
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