{"id":21590,"date":"2016-02-16T15:22:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T15:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/?p=21590"},"modified":"2016-02-16T15:22:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T15:22:41","slug":"speaker-and-parliamentary-press-body-to-settle-out-of-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/speaker-and-parliamentary-press-body-to-settle-out-of-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker and Parliamentary Press body to settle out of court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Attorney General has expressed readiness to mediate between the Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga and the Parliamentary press body to ensure consensus.<\/p>\n<p>This was revealed to High Court judge, Yasin Nyanzi by a senior state Attorney George Kaleemera from the Attorney General\u2019s chambers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13473\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13473\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13473\" src=\"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kadaga-worried.jpg\" alt=\"Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga\" width=\"450\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kadaga-worried.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kadaga-worried-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Uganda Parliamentary Press Association petitioned\u00a0court challenging a move by parliament that was restricting reporters without degrees from covering proceedings of the House and its committees effective May this year.<\/p>\n<p>In a loose minute of January 18, to Parliament\u2019s Sergeant-at \u2013Arms, the director of communications and public affairs, Chris Obore directed that the journalists\u2019 office be closed until a good working relationship between the two warring parties is restored.<\/p>\n<p>The journalists are demanding for an apology and clearance in writing from parliament and all its officials that they will not repeat the violation of their right<\/p>\n<p>Justice Nyanzi has now given the Attorney General up to the March 31 to have come up with a mediation report on the matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Attorney General has expressed readiness to mediate between the Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga and the Parliamentary press body to ensure consensus. This was revealed to High Court judge, Yasin Nyanzi by a senior state Attorney George Kaleemera from the Attorney General\u2019s chambers. Uganda Parliamentary Press Association petitioned\u00a0court challenging a move by parliament that was restricting reporters without degrees from covering proceedings of the House and its committees effective May this year. In a loose minute of January 18, to Parliament\u2019s Sergeant-at \u2013Arms, the director of communications and public affairs, Chris Obore directed that the journalists\u2019 office be closed until a good working relationship between the two warring parties is restored. 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