Uganda: State radio and television to come together

The government is in the process of drafting a bill providing for the creation of a special agency bringing together both Ugandan state radio and television. The draft bill is currently under examination by a Parliamentary committee. The future body, to be called the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), will take over the management of radio and television programs being broadcast respectively by Radio Uganda (RU) and Uganda Television (UTV). This initiative is in line with the government's desire not to cede control of RU and UTV to "foreign elements", and the importance of the two state broadcasters to national interest and security.