Uganda SCORES: Individual scores: 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Average: 1.1 3.3 The body regulates broadcasting in the public interest and ensures fairness and a diversity of views broadly representing society at large. ANALYSIS: The two regulatory bodies operate under a legal system that ties them to government. They shut down radio and/or TV stations regularly (at least once a year) under the – patently unfounded - pretext of acting in the “public interest”. For example, KFM radio was put off air in August 2005 after running a programme considered to be unfavourable to the government. Prior to this another regional FM Station, Kyoga Veritas, was closed for one month for running a story that was deemed to be “alarming”, and Choice FM in Northern Uganda was closed down for four months after hosting a programme that discussed land issues in the region. If radio stations fail to pay their annual licence fees, the regulatory bodies do not move against those owned by government politicians, but come down firmly on those who do not have political protection. SCORES: Individual scores: 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2 Average: 1.7 22 African Media Barometer - Uganda 2007