To regulate or not regulate social media - case in point : #UgandaDecides
- Africa, Democracy, Media, Social Media, Uganda
- 29.02.2016.
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I am looking at how Media houses are reporting about the Buganda Cabinet reshuffle and I am not surprised! So these journalists expected some names not be replaced? Is that the new mindset?
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