Government to enforce all media laws soon
THE Government is soon to enforce media laws including the Anti-terrorism Act 2001 that bars media houses from giving publicity to terrorists.
By Alfred Wasike
THE Government is soon to enforce media laws including the Anti-terrorism Act 2001 that bars media houses from giving publicity to terrorists.
Journalists are to be strictly vetted and will be required to carry practising certificates.
In the same breath, Government has announced that it will soon operationalise Article 41 of the 1995 Constitution to allow the media and the public access to classified information. Government is to seriously crack down on radio stations that are broadcasting talkshows called “bimeeza†out of their studio premises.
Uganda has 125 licensed radio stations (65 are operational), 20 televisions (7 are operational), 12 newspapers and 15 magazines (2 are in circulation).
“This year we are determined to clean up our house. We are going to implement all the media laws that we had shelved for the last number of years because the media as an industry was still young. Now we are mature. We are now going to enforce the Press and Journalists Statute of 1995, the Electronic Media Statute of 1997, the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 and other laws relevant to the media,†information state minister Basoga Nsadhu told journalists at the weekly President’s Office media briefing yesterday.
He said he would soon take his proposals to the Cabinet for appropriate action.
THE Government is soon to enforce media laws including the Anti-terrorism Act 2001 that bars media houses from giving publicity to terrorists.
Journalists are to be strictly vetted and will be required to carry practising certificates.
In the same breath, Government has announced that it will soon operationalise Article 41 of the 1995 Constitution to allow the media and the public access to classified information. Government is to seriously crack down on radio stations that are broadcasting talkshows called “bimeeza†out of their studio premises.
Uganda has 125 licensed radio stations (65 are operational), 20 televisions (7 are operational), 12 newspapers and 15 magazines (2 are in circulation).
“This year we are determined to clean up our house. We are going to implement all the media laws that we had shelved for the last number of years because the media as an industry was still young. Now we are mature. We are now going to enforce the Press and Journalists Statute of 1995, the Electronic Media Statute of 1997, the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 and other laws relevant to the media,†information state minister Basoga Nsadhu told journalists at the weekly President’s Office media briefing yesterday.
He said he would soon take his proposals to the Cabinet for appropriate action.