SECTOR 1 simply do not know what could happen when they speak freely. This fear is heightened further because of proposed legislation such as The Regulation of Interception of Communications Bill 2007. This proposed law aims to permit the government to intercept and monitor phone calls, email, letters and any other such communications. The government is also attempting to control the production of music and has named some musicians for allegedly inciting the public to violence during the September 2009 riots. In a proposed law on intellectual property rights, the government now seeks to license musicians. Already there is an element of censorship: before a song is released, it has to go through the censor’s office. All these actions indicate that the government is growing increasingly nervous ahead of elections scheduled for 2011 and faced with opponents who are now even more outspoken than in the past. The people, however, are still talking if only because they “have not reached the level of whispering yet”. The government’s nervous reaction to free speech could well be a response to the citizens’ increased assertion of their rights. Indeed, public debate has continued on the legitimacy of the government actions. The people ,... “have not reached the level of whispering yet”. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator. 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 1.8 (2007: 2.3) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER UGANDA 2010 17