Benon Herbert Oluka

RT @gijn: GIJN has opened a call for submissions of abstracts of no more than 300 words for a short paper and panel presentation at the 202…

RT @gijn: Attending the @africamediafest? On Thu, Feb 27, 2025, 11:30 AM - 01:00 PM (EAT), @gijnAfrica editor @benon_oluka will be co-pres…

Are you attending the Africa Media Festival? Join @mougendi and I during our Thursday session on how investigative journalism in East Africa can benefit from collaborations. See you at #AMF2025!

Eric Mugendi @mougendi

Attending #AMF2025? I'll be hosting a workshop in collaboration with @benon_oluka on collaborating for impact, and how investigative journalism in East Africa can benefit from a regional community of practice. Come through! https://t.co/XCbgVmoQKW

RT @menterprise_af: NEW! In this video, @ChristopherOkao, Head of Operations at LiMA Farm in Uganda, speaks about the products resulting fr…

RT @gijn: In this GIJN webinar, journalists will learn key strategies for probing the fossil fuel industry, guided by insights from GIJN’s…

This is an amazing statement, esp. coming from someone who wasn't a soldier when he armed himself, illegally, to fight the govt of the day in 1981, claiming he wanted to bring the rule of law in the governance of public affairs in 🇺🇬. So are you now the law you went to fight for?

Daily Monitor @DailyMonitor

"If you are not a soldier, why do you arm yourself with guns and, moreover, for criminal purposes and illegally, that are a monopoly of the Armed Forces? If you voluntarily acquire these guns, why should you complain when you are tried in a forum that deals with those matters https://t.co/paiTaFolMu

Hopefully @realDonaldTrump's policies will now force people who used to say they don't like getting involved in local politics in their own countries (yet they would spend hours analyzing American politics) to finally take an interest in their local politics.

NEW! In this @gijn Q&A, the managing editor of @HumAngle_, @WaasiShaffii, shares her experiences doing conflict journalism & the challenges of her investigative coverage in Nigeria, along with lessons & advice she has picked up on her journey. https://t.co/8siUGRhA9C @gijnAfrica

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Menterprise Africa @menterprise_af

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RT @gijnAfrica: 🏆 @ACME_Africa is accepting entries & nominations to the Uganda National Journalism Awards 2025. The awards are open to jo…

RT @gijn: GIJN’s @benon_oluka talks to @GoldenMatonga, investigations director at @PlatformMalawi, about his career uncovering corruption.…

What a sad loss of such an amiable colleague! May @risdelk's soul rest in eternal peace. We pray for his wife and daughter to pull through.

Andrew Bagala @andrewbagala

A road accident has robbed the media industry of Risdel Kasasira. Kasasira was one of the best security reporters in the country. He was kind, disciplined and principled. Condolences to his family and the media fraternity. It is a sad day for us in the media.

Re-introducing the original #TaataJayden! https://t.co/hvUuaeB8GW

Hi @UmemeLtd, we haven't had power in Kiwanga, near the Namanve thermal power plant, since last night. Any chance you are addressing the problem?

RT @gijn: Many African investigative journalists are increasingly prolific with their output, daring in the pursuit of facts & innovative i…