Is just one month ago a Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan signed an anti-gay bill into law that caused the violence increase against gays. Now the Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni similarly signed the bill that toughen penalties to the Ugandan people who will be engaging in homosexual activities and defined homosexuality as crime that will take someone into prison for life. Museveni decided to signed the bill after getting a report from the scientists proving that there is no genetic basis for homosexuality. Not only than but also he said that, "the bill which goes to effect immediately was needed because the West is promoting homosexuality in Africa."
Talking to he told CNN's Zain Verjee in Entebbe Museveni said, "we have been disappointed for a long time by the conduct of the west, the way you conduct yourselves there, our disappointment is now exacerbated because we are sorry to that you live the way you live, but we keep quite about it. Now you say you must also live like us, that is where I say no."
He continued by saying that "if the west doesn't want to work with us because of homosexuals, then we have enough space here to live by ourselves and do business with other people."
Talking to New Vision newspaper President Museveni said that, "Homosexuals are nurtured but not natured. No study has shown that one can be a homosexual purely by nature. Since nurture is the cause, that is why I have sign the Bill into law;"
Though the US president Barack Obama warned him of not signing the bill, and if he signed Uganda will not receive any more Aids from US but purposely Museveni rejected and signed. Firmly Museveni signed the bill publically declare that homosexual is not allowed in Uganda anymore.
Tuesday 18 March 2014
Day two of the training at UDCC
I'm now in the training room this morning ready for the training. Most of the trainees are also in and the facilitator is going through different blogs that was created yesterday by the trainees.
My fellow trainees I wish you all the best in this day two of training in Investigative Internet Journalism
My fellow trainees I wish you all the best in this day two of training in Investigative Internet Journalism
Monday 17 March 2014
Day 1: Enjoyable Training at UDCC - Arusha
It has been a grateful first training day with a lot of experiences and knowledge in this training.
The training started by introduction of the training coordinator, then the training facilitator and at last the trainees.
The introduction helped me to know different journalists who are working with different media within and out side Arusha. But also I get to know other trainees coming from Media education Institutions.
The part I liked very much was the introduction followed by giving out the expectations of each one of the trainees toward this training. Also understanding the terms; Investigative Journalism Vs Investigative Internet Journalism. Finally Journalistic research Assignments
To me I would prefer to be helped on how to get the material in a proper way and not plagiarism.This is because most of the media we have in Tanzania use to copy paste the news stories from the international Media without editing those stories.
The concrete example that we discussed in the training is about finding the population of Iringa Urban, Ukraine, finding the phone number of Media Council of Tanzania, Finland Embassy in Dar es Salaam. Not only that but also using Google in finding the location you want to reach.
I hope the remaining two day are going to give us more knowledge and skills in ivestigative internet Journalism.
The training started by introduction of the training coordinator, then the training facilitator and at last the trainees.
The introduction helped me to know different journalists who are working with different media within and out side Arusha. But also I get to know other trainees coming from Media education Institutions.
The part I liked very much was the introduction followed by giving out the expectations of each one of the trainees toward this training. Also understanding the terms; Investigative Journalism Vs Investigative Internet Journalism. Finally Journalistic research Assignments
To me I would prefer to be helped on how to get the material in a proper way and not plagiarism.This is because most of the media we have in Tanzania use to copy paste the news stories from the international Media without editing those stories.
The concrete example that we discussed in the training is about finding the population of Iringa Urban, Ukraine, finding the phone number of Media Council of Tanzania, Finland Embassy in Dar es Salaam. Not only that but also using Google in finding the location you want to reach.
I hope the remaining two day are going to give us more knowledge and skills in ivestigative internet Journalism.
Day one:Investigative Internet Journalism Training at UDCC-Arusha
My name is Nehemiah E. Rubondo. I was born at Kibondo district found in Kigoma region,
the western part of this country Tanzania. The region which produce Mawese cooking oil,
expensive sardines and delicious fish called migebuka.
I am working at Habari Maalum College as Lecturer and Head of Department in Media Production.
The college is situated at Ngaramtoni (Ekenywa) just 15Km from Arusha town toward Namanga road.
This week am at University of Dar es Salaam Computing Center attending a Training in Investigative Internet Journalism for three days, starting from this Monday 17th March to 19th March 2014.
My expectation in this training is to get connected and share skills and experience with other Journalists from other media organisation. I believe this training is going more helpful to everyone of us who attended this training, especially in this field of Journalism. And for the teacher is going to help them in the teaching field whereby at the end we will have the best investigative journalist in Tanzania for the individual and societal transformation.
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