Mwami Kiggundu, Thanks for the good news. It is always nice to see ones country being ranked so highly especially when it beats all its Neighbors.
I'm however wondering whether this was done before or after the governments closure of the Monitor offices. Anyone would have been excussed, before the monitor incidence, for thinking that there was a lot of press freedom in the country. Have a nice day Quoting Kiggundu Mukasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Reporters Without Borders is publishing the first worldwide press > freedom index > > http://www.rsf.fr/article.php3?id_article=4116 > > A few Interesting points to note: > The US is number 17 beaten by among others by Costa Rica, Slovenia and > Portugal. > Uganda is number 52 in the world and number 8 in Africa. We should aim > higher. How can we be beaten by the likes of Nigeria > Kenya (the home of The East African/Nation -- the owners of the > Monitor) > are Number 75 > Tanzania also beats Kenya at number 62 > American key allie Israel is at 92 > Largest democracy in the world, India is at 80 > China is second from last at 138 > Nigeria beats Uganda with number 49 > > I am eagerly awaiting for the reactions of those quarters of the > population who jump on International statistics waving them with > biblical zeal (like the Transparency International Corrutpion Index) > that show Uganda near the bottom, to see if they will praise Uganda's > high ranking this time. I bet this will not happen and this index will > be dismissed by them. I await to be proved wrong! > > The US's poor showing at 17 (it should have been in the top 3) lowers > its moral authroity to shout at others. > The high ranking of Germany and the Scandinavian countries elevates > even > higher thier authority to critisize. They are leading by examples we > should emulate. > > Kiggs > -- > **************** ***************************** > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network > Consultancy### > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & Internet > Solutions# > House 73 # Data Communication Service > #### > Plot 7, Kent Lane, off Kiira Raod > P.O. Box 173 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 71 221141 > +256 77 221141 > Fax: +1-401-696-9767 > ************************************************************************* > \"Always be a first rate version of yourself instead of a second rate version of someone else.\" Njoki Paul University of Pretoria
