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By www.mknewslink.com Reporter
in Kampala—-

The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has suspended licences for 23 radio stations across the country over what was termed as promotion of witchcraft content.

Early this year, UCC warned radio stations against promoting witch-doctors through airing their adverts via airwaves.

According to UCC spokesperson Pamela Ankunda, the action was taken after the radio stations were found promoting and advertising witchcraft, aiding and abetting electronic fraud.

The affected radio stations include Metro FM, Radio 5, Nile FM, Kagadi Broadcasting Services, Emambya FM, Village Club FM, Radio Kitara, Packwach FM, Tropical FM, Apex FM, Bamboo FM, Ssebo FM, Eastern Voice FM, Eye FM, Victoria FM, R FM,Kiira FM, Tiger FM, Greater African Radio, Dana FM, Gold FM, Hits FM and Dembe FM.

However, when contacted, the management of Metro FM, one of the said radio stations whose licences has been suspended told the Nile Post that he has not been informed of that decision by the regulator.

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By www.mknewslink.com Reporter
In Kampala—-
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mike Chibita has withdrawn charges against the Red Pepper publication staff.
This brings to an end the criminal prosecution of the publication’s proprietors and its editors after they published an article five months ago quoting reports that President Museveni’s government were plotting to overthrow his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame.
“This is to inform court that the Director of Public Prosecutions has decided to discontinue proceedings against Arinaitwe Rugyendo, Richard Kintu, James Mujuni, Patrick Mugumya, Richard Tusiime, Johnson Musinguzi, Ben Byarabaha and Francis Tumusiime charged with Publication of Information Prejudicial to security and libel and offensive communication C/S 25 of the Computer Misuse Act, 2011,” Chibita’s letter to the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate reads in part.
The state had argued the accused published and distributed newspaper story lines that injured the reputations of President Museveni, his brother Gen Salim Saleh and then security minister Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde, which publication allegedly subjected the three people to hatred, contempt and ridicule
The accused were detained at Luzira Prison for three weeks as police searched their closed premises in Namanve, Mukono.
The newspaper would later return to the streets after Red Pepper managers met with President Museveni at State House Entebbe.

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