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The Media Council of Kenya strongly condemns the alleged shooting, by police, of a journalist in Uganda.The journalist, Isaac Kugonza, working with a private station, Delta TV, was on Monday allegedly shot on the head and is fighting for his life in Mulago National Referral hospital.From press reports, Isaac is the third journalist to be shot while covering political events in less than two months. Others who were shot last month are Matovu Enock of NTV and Ivan Vincent Mukisa of Radio One.It's astonishing and disgraceful for the government of Uganda and President Yoweri Museveni’s regime in particular. It is a sad period for the journalism fraternity in the region.We urge Ugandan authorities to investigate and bring to book those behind this cowardly act.For democracy to prevail, journalists should never be intimidated or harassed in their line of duty.Such acts undermine freedom of the media and democracy in the region.
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Press statement on shooting of a journalist by Ugandan Police
Nairobi, November 17, 2015
The Media Council of Kenya strongly condemns the alleged shooting, by police, of a
journalist in Uganda.
The journalist, Isaac Kugonza, working with a private station, Delta TV, was on Monday
allegedly shot on the head and is fighting for his life in Mulago National Referral
hospital.
From press reports, Isaac is the third journalist to be shot while covering political events
in less than two months. Others who were shot last month are Matovu Enock of NTV
and Ivan Vincent Mukisa of Radio One.
It's astonishing and disgraceful for the government of Uganda and President Yoweri
Museveni’s regime in particular. It is a sad period for the journalism fraternity in the
region.
We urge Ugandan authorities to investigate and bring to book those behind this
cowardly act.
For democracy to prevail, journalists should never be intimidated or harassed in their
line of duty.
Such acts undermine freedom of the media and democracy in the region.
Haron Mwangi,PhD
Chief Executive Officer and Secretary to the Council
