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Uganda’s Community Radio Stations Walk Political Tightrope

Posted by: intermedia on Wed, 2010-02-24 12:05

By Joseph Were2 March 2010(Kampala, Uganda)--The handful of community radio stations in Uganda sometimes have to navigate a narrow course between promoting social change and upsetting those with a stake in the status quo. Community stations are credited with helping to advance some important social causes such as ending female genital mutilation (FGM) and increasing the use of HIV/AIDS counseling, but they have come under official pressure to keep quiet on other issues. For example, in early 2009, four community radio stations (Ssuubi FM, Radio Two (Akaboozi), Central Broadcasting service (CBS) FM, and Radio Sapientia, all FM stations) were shut down by the government for allegedly inciting the population against a government-proposed land law.

By Joseph Were

2 March 2010
(Kampala, Uganda)--The handful of community radio stations in Uganda sometimes have to navigate a narrow course between promoting social change and upsetting those with a stake in the status quo. Community stations are credited with helping to advance some important social causes such as ending female genital mutilation (FGM) and increasing the use of HIV/AIDS counseling, but they have come under official pressure to keep quiet on other issues.