Addressing the media on Friday at Parliament, Moses Mulondo the UPPA President said that the attack on the media by security personnel has been consistent and is deliberate.
The Uganda Parliamentary Press Association- UPPA has asked the Police
to stop brutalizing journalists.
On Wednesday, several journalists who were covering the students’ protests against the 15 percent tuition increment at
Makerere University were assaulted by security personnel.
Some of the journalists include Alex Esagala of Daily Monitor,
Geoffrey Twesigye of NTV Uganda and Lawrence Kitata of Vision Group.
Others were Chris Ssemakula from BBS TV, Canary Mugume of NBS TV
and Davidson Ndyabahika from Uganda Radio Network.
Addressing the media on Friday at Parliament, Moses Mulondo the UPPA
President said that the attack on the media by security personnel has been
consistent and is deliberate.
Mulondo says they are joining Uganda Journalists Association-UJA
to boycott police activities and will join a procession on Monday to Police
headquarters Naguru.
He also asked media managers and editors to always give prominence
to stories of brutality against journalists.
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UPPA member, Francis Lubega said there is need to compensate all journalists
brutalized by security, and also replace their damaged equipment.
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Fred Mukasa Kiku another UPPA member says media managers should dialogue with
police leadership and commit to protect journalists.
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Issa Kigongo, an executive member of UJA says they have
notified police of their intention to hold a procession, and don’t expect
to be blocked.
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Suzan Agwang, a Legal and Research Officer with Africa
Freedom of Information Centre, says that Government should protect journalists
from brutality.
Alex Otto
Freelancer