The Efficacy Of Uganda Police Force In Enforcing The Right To Freedom Of Speech And Expression

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ........................................................................................ .i

APPROVAL .............................................................................................. .ii

DEDICATION .......................................................................................... .iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................. v

LIST OF STATUS ...................................................................................... ix

LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................. x

CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................. 1

1.0. General Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1

1. 1. Background ....................................................................................................................... 2

1.1.1.Rights at Stake ................................................................................................................. 6

1.2. Objectives of the study ................................................................................................ 11

1.3. Research questions ...................................................................................................... 11

1.4. Scope of the study ........................................................................................................ 12

1.5. Literature review ............................................................................................................ 12

1.6. Hypothesis ....................................................................................................................... 12

1. 7. Statement of the problem .......................................................................................... 13

1.8. Purpose of the study .................................................................................................... 13

1.8.1.Documentary Review ................................................................................................... 14

CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................................... 15

HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRESS AND MEDIA FREEDOM OF ONIN

UGANDA ........................................................................................................................... 15

2.0. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 15

2.1. General perspective of press freedom worldwide ............................................. 15

2.1. I.Origin of the press and press freedom in Uganda ........................................... 16

2.1.2.Freedom of Expression in Colonial Period .......................................................... 17

2.1.3.Freedom of Press in Post- Independence Uganda under Obote I Regime-

1962-1971 ........................................................................................................................ 20

2.1.4.Freedom of Press in Amin's Regime 1971-79 .................................................... 22

2.1.5.Freedom of Press in Obote II Regime .................................................................... 24

2.1.6.Freedom of Press during NRM era 1986 to the Present.. .............................. 25

2 .1. 7. Other restrictions and interferences on Freedom of Expression after

1995 to the present ...................................................................................................... 31

CHAPTER THREE ..................................................................................................................... 36

LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ............................ 36

3.0. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 36

3.1. Constitution .................................................................................................................... 36

3.2. Relevant legal provision on protection of right to freedom of speech and

expression ........................................................................................................................ 37

3.3. The legislations that hamper fundamental rights and freedom ................ 38

3.3.1.The public order management Act 2013 ............................................................. 38

3.3.2.Anti-Homosexuality Act.. ............................................................................................ 38