John Kwitonda
In all years that these stations have been on the air, tell me how they have
changed Uganda. And trust me I grew up in Uganda when we had only one Radio
station Radio Uganda but I never turned out to be a Bodaboda operator. You
simply cannot limit your complaints on government when youre not
intelligent enough to question the net value of these stations. As radio
stations started to build up in the country we took the moment to tune into
them online, and trust me as I post this writing we dropped all of them.
What they transmit is garbage, useless and inconsequential. And I have
always gone back to my original opine that Uganda frequencies should have
remained blocked off for Uganda as a population are neither mature enough to
use those frequencies let alone civilized enough to gain out of them. It is
Wolokoso tupu.
Geez !!!!
EM
On the 49th
Thé Mulindwas Communication Group
"With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy"
Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi
"Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko"
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why do dictators fear media?? they dont want citizens w=to form their own
opinions.they want them fed on government propaganda by their own propaganda
papers
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Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago
The move to remove Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has not spared the
media, with two radio stations now warned against hosting Lukwago and other
negative elements that tarnish the image of Kampala Capital City Authority
(KCCA).
According to a November 5 letter from Kampala Resident City Commissioner
(RCC) Samuel Mpimbaza Hashaka, the radio stations are barred from hosting
opposition politicians who speak against KCCA and the government.
This is to inform you that I have noted that Akaboozi and Radio [One] are
increasingly being used to deliberately tarnish the image of government,
KCCA and to frustrate government programmes, Hashakas letter reads in
part.
The letter came a day after Akaboozi had hosted Lukwago on its Kalasa
mayanzi (mid-morning) on Friday over matters at KCCA. Displeased with
Lukwagos utterances, Hashaka penned the letter, literally setting for them
conditions for hosting any opposition figure.
If you must host a person tarnishing the image of government or KCCA, you
should at least co-host somebody to diffuse the lies or give equal
[opportunity] to KCCA and government [officials] to say the truth and
protect the image of government, Hashaka wrote.
The letter is copied to the principal private secretary to the president,
minister for the Presidency and Kampala, secretary to the office of the
president, KCCA executive director and all deputy RCCs. Interviewed for this
story, the administrator of the two radio stations, Jeff Mulinde Kiwanuka,
feigned ignorance of the letter.
I have not seen it and know nothing about it because it never came to me.
Im going to ask my colleagues and find out whether it is there, but if it
came, they should have at least informed me, Kiwanuka said on Monday.
But a fellow manager at the media outlet confirmed to us that they had
indeed received the letter but declined to speak further about it. On
receipt of the letter, management reportedly contacted Hashaka, before also
reviewing the contested talk show. But before management could respond, the
station again hosted Lukwago on Monday, ahead of his failed rally at
Nakivubo Settlement primary school.
The Human Rights Network for Journalists Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) condemned
Hashaka for the letter. HRNJ demanded, in a statement, that Hashaka
apologize to Basajja Mivule, the radio management and the entire media
fraternity or risk a blackout.
The argument by [Hashaka] that the two radio stations host negative
elements including members of the opposition is a deep imperfection on his
part. Recognizing the political opposition is legal and all those who belong
to it are at liberty to use the media like those in the support of the
ruling party, said Robert Ssempala, HRNJ-Ugandas national coordinator.
Ssempala appealed to media managers not to yield to this kind of pressure
and intimidation but continue to offer a fair platform to differing views
and opinion.
Hashaka counters
However, when contacted, Hashaka rejected any suggestion by HRNJ that he was
out to gag Lukwago or anyone in the opposition. Instead he said that he was
moved to write, after noting for six months, that Radio One and Akaboozi,
They have been hosting people from one area of contention, especially from
the opposition and they dont balance the shows, Hashaka said today. I
have no problem with [them] hosting the opposition, but at least co-host
someone from the government.
Hashaka added that before writing to Radio One/Akaboozi, he had verbally
raised the matter with the managers to no avail.
I advised them that if you dont get anyone [from government] Im
available.
But when asked for a comment on the matter, the producer of Kalasa Mayanzi
programme, Jude Bukenya, said Hashaka was wading into deep waters.
These matters are beyond him. We can never have a fully balance programme,
because government proponents are not proactive. Many times we have people
here and there is no one from the government willing to respond.
Bukenya added that Hashaka had exhibited double standards in his complaints.
Many times we have hosted [Jennifer] Musisi here and she has talked on air
sometimes blasting Lukwago, and there have been no phone calls complaining
about the show, he added.
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Gwokto La'Kitgum
"Even a small dog can piss on a tall Building", Jim Hightower
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