I seem to remember reading in the Monitor Mr Lugemwa's article; maybe I am wrong and, I stand to be corrected.
Mitayo Potosi
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Subject: ugnet_: RE: [FedsNet] Ssemakula Kiwanuka in New Vision-Prof Semakula Kiwanuka Speaks Out On The Presidential Third Term Issue
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 19:32:04 +0000
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Folks,
I thought it was only I, who felt censored by the press back home, but now I get the feeling I am not alone!
For example, during the last presidential elections, I sat down and composed an article, in plain language and with concrete arguments, on why the Electoral Commission's (EC) numbers of voters in the then upcoming election simply could not be correct. I sent faxed, and emailed, the article to the Monitor. I did not hear didly from the Monitor. They did not publish my article, but the EC later revised their numbers to nearly the numbers I had arrived at using simple arithmetic and logic. (I circulated the article on the net after failing to ellicit a response from the Monitor.)
Another example is Mr. Lugemwa's article to the Monitor calling for Federo for Uganda. I doubt it ever so light of day in Uganda. Yet, this is an important issue that will not go away simply because editor of newspapers choose to hide their heads in sand!
Why does the press feel the need to supress and/or distort views of Ugandans in the "diaspora", who after all contribute some U.S. $600 million annually to Uganda's coffers?
Yet, they have time and space to publish junk stuff, complete with photos!
New Vision has now outdone themselves: they have instituted a system that makes it difficult for a good number in the diaspora from accessing their (partly?) government-sponsored website to reads news of the motherland. Who benefits form this situation?
I hope the Monitor will continue to be easily available to us.
Ssemakula
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Listers:
Not long ago, I sent a point by point rebuttal to Professor Ssemakula-Kiwanuka's articles on the 'sad term'. Even after being asked by one Editor to narrow down the article to 800 words or less, which I did; my piece was not published. Efforts to find out why have not been responded too.
Now Professor Ssemakula–Kiwanuka is at it again peddling the same lies. Hopefully those with good connections or in good standing with the Print media will take him on.
I understand a new national Newspaper is about to hit the stands in
WBK
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