Uganda ANALYSIS: The Press and Journalists Statute 1995, in its section 39, states that “a journalist shall not be compelled to disclose the source of information except with the consent of the person who gave him the information or on an order of a court of law”. Section 2 of a “Professional Code of Ethics” in the First Schedule of the same statute says that “no journalist shall disclose the source of his information and shall only divulge them in the event of an overriding consideration of public interest and within the framework of the law of Uganda”. Section 44 of the Access to Information Act 2005 protects “whistleblowers” by guaranteeing that persons who release information “on wrongdoing” which is de��ned as the “commission of a criminal offence, failure to comply with a legal obligation, a miscarriage of justice, corruption or dishonesty, or maladministration regarding a public body” should not be subject to any sanction. SCORES: Individual scores: 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 5, 4, 3, 3, 4 Average: 3.9 1.6 Public information is easily accessible, guaranteed by law, to all citizens, including journalists. ANALYSIS: The 1995 Constitution of Uganda in its article 41 guarantees citizens the “right to access information in possession of the State or any other organ or agency of the State except where the release of the information is likely to prejudice the security or sovereignty of the State or interfere with the right to the privacy of any other African Media Barometer - Uganda 2007 7