The decision by the Uganda government to amend the existing media laws and introduce new ones is disheartening to say the least, but should not be unexpected.
This is because in the modern world, you have freedom of expression but after expression, you are striped off that freedom.
The move, described by minister for Information and National Guidance Kirunda Kivejinja as aimed at “streamlining the role the media plays in national development,” come hot on the heels of run-ins between the state and independent media houses in recent months.
Latest on the list was the raid of The Independent Magazine newsroom. Several journalists have been interrogated by both security agents and the police, in a bid to slap charges of sedition on journalists who raised issues of accountability.
However like other sections of Ugandan society, the media suffers its own capacity constraints but the path the state has taken only serves to shield the degenerated ruling class from scrutiny.
The press is merely a mirror of society, however, government and other sections of the Ugandan society have instead decided to smash the mirror rather than accept their reflection.
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