KAS and UMDF Launch Study on Independence of the Media in Uganda - Foundation Office Uganda and South Sudan
Event Reports
KAS and UMDF launched the study on the independence of the media in Uganda as part of the "Reality Check" publication series.
Mpimbazah Hashaka, Resident City Commissioner of Kampala and Vice Chairman of UMDF opened the public dialogue.
Mathias Kamp, Programme Officer of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Uganda, emphasised the importance of the free media in a democratic society.
Dr. Michael Kakooza presented the results of his study...
...which was then reviewed and discussed by Dr. Monica Chibita...
...and Dr. Ouma David Balikowa.
The Guest of Honour Moses Watasa, Commissioner of Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, commended KAS and UMDF for their work and officially launched the publication...
...together with Mathias Kamp (KAS)...
...and Mpimbaza Hashaka (UMDF).
Mathias Mulumba (l.), UMDF National Coordinator, closed the event and thanked the author Dr. Michael Kakooza (r.) for his work.
The study, written by the outstanding media expert Dr. Michael Kakooza, is part of the publication series "Reality Check". It provides a significant input for the debate on the freedom and independence of the media in Uganda. In a systematic and analytical manner it goes beyond the superficial discussion of the current challenges. Instead, it places the issue of media independence in a historical context and connects it to the discourse on governance and power politics.
