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UCC Bans live coverage of age limit motion in parliament

Age Limit: Journalists, Broadcasters Protest Media Gagging

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Reporters and broadcasters in Uganda have protested ban on live broadcasting and the harassment of journalists covering the controversial age limit removal motion that seeks to make three-decade president Yoweri Museveni rule for life. Communications regulator Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) recently banned live radio and TV coverage of the age limit

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UCC Bans Live TV, Radio Coverage of Age Limit Motion, Protests

Samuel Kamugisha Editor Picks, Main Story, NATIONAL, POLITICS

Communication regulator Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has warned media houses on relaying live footage on age limit motion. In a statement issued Tuesday, UCC executive director Godfrey Mutabazi said the live broadcasts were “inciting the public, discriminating, stirring up hatred and promoting a culture of violence amongst the viewers” and were

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