Today the Daily Monitor... a popular Ugandan newspaper... re-opened after a 10 day siege
by the Ugandan police. The Daily Monitor is the second most popular
newspaper in Uganda... but it is unique in that it is not owned by the
government.
So why was a public newspaper shut down for 10 days which were filled with protests, violence and out cries from Human Rights agencies around the globe?
Because an article was written about a government plan to assassinate senior army and government officials who opposed the plan for the President's son to succeed him in office.
Talk about looking guilty... they should have just laughed and ignored the story...
Unless it is true!
Ever since the deadly "Walk to Work" protests of April 2011... which no one heard about since the world news was only covering Will and Kate's Wedding... I have been shocked to see the escalating abuse of power in Uganda... it seems that anyone who writes, says or even thinks negatively about the President or his government will be arrested, beaten or removed from their position...
We talk about the leadership crisis in Uganda at ARU all the time with staff and student... this last week was just further proof of the great need to train leaders to share the compassion of Christ and hope of the Gospel in the midst of pain and suffering!
So why was a public newspaper shut down for 10 days which were filled with protests, violence and out cries from Human Rights agencies around the globe?
Because an article was written about a government plan to assassinate senior army and government officials who opposed the plan for the President's son to succeed him in office.
Talk about looking guilty... they should have just laughed and ignored the story...
Unless it is true!
Ever since the deadly "Walk to Work" protests of April 2011... which no one heard about since the world news was only covering Will and Kate's Wedding... I have been shocked to see the escalating abuse of power in Uganda... it seems that anyone who writes, says or even thinks negatively about the President or his government will be arrested, beaten or removed from their position...
We talk about the leadership crisis in Uganda at ARU all the time with staff and student... this last week was just further proof of the great need to train leaders to share the compassion of Christ and hope of the Gospel in the midst of pain and suffering!
