Government cracks down on media in Uganda ahead of elections

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In the lead-up to Uganda’s next general elections, there are fears the government is beginning a crackdown on independent media. Since the beginning of this year, journalists from several newspapers have been dragged to court on flimsy charges which observers say are deliberate acts of intimidation.

Early last month Daily Monitor’s journalists, including the managing editor Daniel Kalinaki and Sunday Monitor editor, Henry Ochieng’ were charged with forging President Yoweri Museveni’s letter which suggested among other things, ring-fencing elective positions in the oil-rich Bunyoro region to the indigenous Banyoro. The letter ignited national furore with critics saying it would trigger ethnic conflict in the country.

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