NEW VISION, Thursday, July 4, 2019 7 DP unveilsJose Chameleone EU ambassador By Jeff Andrew Lule concerned about .and Bernard Ogutl. media welfare The Democratic Party (DP) has officially unveiled renown local ~1'!.~~.~ ... artist, Joseph Mayanja alias Jose ~:.'. ~~u• .. Chameleone, as a new member of The head of the European Union (EU) the party. delegation to Uganda, ambassador Attilio The ceremony, which took place at Pacific, on Monday emphasised the Sharing Hall Nsambya in Kampala, need to address the various challenges attracted party leaders, members and the media industry faces, including poor people from the DP bloc alliance, as remuneration for journalists in Uganda well as "People Power" opposition He said poor remuneration pressure group. of journalists emasculates their He was initiated by the party fundamental roles in promoting good president, Norbert Mao, and governance and democracy. secretary general Dr Gerald Siranda, Attilio, whose last posting was in among other officials. Algeria, emphasised the need for the EU Chameleone was with his mother delegation to create special funds to help Proscovia Namirimu Mayanja and develop the media industry. his two brothers Pius Mayanja aka He made the remarks on Monday "Pallaso" and Douglas Mayanja aka while meeting the Uganda Parliamentary "Weasle", who are also artists. Press Association (UPPA) leaders, led by He was given a party card no. their president Moses Mulondo. 0011650 and a certificate, which he Attilio implored journalists to prioritise bought at sh2,000. highlighting pertinent issues which Mao subsequently announced Mablkke, Abed Bwanlka, Mao, Chameleone and his mother at Sharing Hall, Nsambya yesterday. deserve to be accorded more national Chameleone as the national party Photo by Mpalanyi Ssentongo attention, such as climate change/ chief mobiliser, attracting ululations environmental issues, good governance, the congregation. to go. Others were trading rumors only went there to make money like electoral reforms, corruption and health om today, I appoint you as the that Chameleone was spying for those who print T-shirts and posters. Aboard a bodaboda, issues during the course of their duty. I f mobiliser. You should start your NRM, which is wrong. The party "I apologise for having gone to Chameleone arrived at the He proposed the adoption of a practice work immediately," he said. is open and anyone can enter from NRM. DP has always been our party. venue at around 2:00pm, where contractors periodically brief "In DP, all members are equal. We anywhere," he noted. I am a fighter and I am ready to fight dressed in a black suit and journalists on the progress made in the welcome everyone because we see Mao also welcomed former MP the for change," he added. a round red cap for "People implementation of government projects value in everyone," Mao added. Rev. Dr Bakaluba Mukasa and Nuliat Chameleone also declared his Power", accompanied by as one of the measures to ensure speedy Mugwanga, both from NRM. intention to stand for the Kampala Weasle, Pallaso and other implementation. Welcome new members Mukasa said he decided to quit mayoral seat on the DP ticket. fans chanting People Power The UPPA leaders furnished Attilio Mao said Chameleone and others NRM on realising that the bus driver He is likely to face off with slogans. with information regarding the state of joining into the party was a new was taking a wrong route. Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, Latif Mike Mabikke, a member of the media in Uganda and what needs to chapter in strengthening the journey Mao said the party now belongs to Ssebaggala (Kawempe North), the DP bloc alliance, asked be done. towards change in government. the young people, but advised them Godfrey Nyakana (former LC3 members to embrace those Mulondo pointed out key challenges He asked DP supporters to avoid to use the older generation as their Kampala Central) and Maj Gen who come from the NRM the industry faces, ranging from poor discouraging new members from bridge for guidance. Henry Tumukunde. camp. remuneration for journalists, violation joining the party. "This is my city where I have grown of their rights by security agencies "Someone called me and said 'Never been NRM' and hustled. If a person has not done and other state actors, the declining he was going to quit the party if Chameleone refuted claims of having anything for over 20 years, I say he AIUUVAt profitability of journalism as a business Mayanja joined. I told him he is free been an NRM member, saying he should go," Chameleone said. partly due to the emergence of the social media and absence of mechanisms for the regulation of the media industry. Bridgesecurity gaps exploitedby criminals,U PC tells Govt BEIWEEN THE LINES • Attilio asked journalists to Nelson Klva and e prioritise pertinent issues which .~~!!!~.~~ .!.~r.v.~.~~.~~~ . deserve to be accorded more The Uganda People's Congress (UPC) has blamed national attention the latest wave of criminality in the country to gaps in security. "For instance, the Press and Journalists According to UPC, the mere fact that this is Act provides for the creation of a media happening after the installation of high-tech council to professionalise and guide cameras and the deployment of Local Defence journalists on ethical standards, but it is Units (LOU) suggested the gaps, which are still nearly defunct, with only six out of the being exploited by criminals, need to be fixed 12 members it is supposed to have. The immediately in order to give confidence to citizens Uganda Communications Comrrussion as they go about their day-to-day activities. Act provides for the creation of a The party implored the Government and its communications tribunal to handle security agencies to quickly identify the gaps and cases of professional misconduct for address them. journalists in the electroruc media, but The Government has since trained and six years since the law was enacted, deployed over 20,000 LDUs and installed 2,547 the tribunal has not been constituted," closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras around Okae chats with UPC regional vice-chairperson Greater Kampala Gideon Akomo after a Mulondo said. Kampala and the Metropolitan areas to support press briefing at Uganda House In Kampala yesterday. Photo by Ramadhan Abbey He informed Attilio that due to the efforts to purge criminality. declining profitability of journalism, livestock and poultry thefts, which are likely to on top of the security situation in the country and many governments and development Violent crime affect the morale of farmers." guarantee the safety of every citizen. panners have initiated interventions to The newest wave of crime, according to Lawrance The theft of food or cash crops is also on the rise The DP president general, Nobert Mao, on support their media industries, ranging Okae, the UPC national chairperson, was violent. in the countryside, according to UPC. Tuesday called for tax waiver on CCTV cameras from tax exemptions, soliciting for He cited the recent attack on Cheap Hardware "For instance, in Buikwe district, vanilla growers to enable Ugandans install them in their homes donations and creating special funds for in Nansana Municipality along Hoima Road on have to employ armed guards to protect their and businesses as a private security measure. supporting media houses. May 29 that claimed the lives of three people. crops in the fields. This is a worrying trend The Government resolved to install CCTV "Cognizant of the fact that the media Other incidents include the murder of Harriet and it is scaring away people from doing heavy cameras along roads in Kampala and other plays a noble public watchdog of Nalwadda, 34, an operator of a mobile money invesnnents in such areas that would reduce the important installations around the metropolitan holding those in power accountable kiosik on June 11 and her househelp, Moreen high youth unemployment rate," Okae said. area, as well as on highways in the wake of high• and influencing the right agenda for Nakabubi, 18, as well as most recently the murder profile murders witnessed by the country. the nation. especially in promoting of a bodaboda rider, Derrick Mulindwa, a resident Invest more These included the murder of former Police democracy, good governance and of Nansana in Wakiso district, by harmer wielding UPC joined sister opposition political parties, spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi, former development, such roles can be thugs. Democratic Party (DP) and the Forum for deputy principal state attorney Joan Kagezi, greatly curtailed if you have poorly Addressing journalists at the party weekly press Democratic Change (FDC) in calling on the former Arua Municipality MP Ibrahim Abriga, paid journalists who can easily be conference in Kampala yesterday, Okae said: "In Government and its security agencies to invest former Buyende Police commander Muhammad compromised," he said. other places of the country, we are registering more in criminal investigations if they are to be Kirumlra, women and Muslim clerics.