A little-reported event occurred at City Hall in Kampala on Saturday.
Members of the Uganda Journalists’ Association voted for a new executive. (Full disclosure: I’m not a member.)
To summarize the chaotic proceedings, it was a joke. Chaos over the association’s constitution, armed police barring observers, allegations of voter bribing, the works!
And then there was the ghost of the Ushs 150 million ‘donated’ to the association by President Yoweri Museveni hovering in the air.
This candidate pulled out of the election. His letter on why is available here.
Considering that the 2011 general elections are around the corner, do you trust the media to ‘protect’ your vote?
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For background on Uganda Journalists’ Association, read this analysis from Daily Monitor’s Daniel Kalinaki available here. A more recent op/ed piece from Mr. Kalinaki is also online here.
Joachim Buwembo further discusses the matter on the African Centre for Media Excellence website here.
