Uganda person” and enjoins parliament to develop appropriate legislation. It took lawmakers ten years to pass an Access to Information Act in 2005 after a member of parliament had tabled a private member bill forcing government to act. The law is being implemented very reluctantly because there seems to be no political will to do so. The Directorate in charge of its implementation lacks the required support and resources from government. The long ingrained culture of secrecy still exists and civil servants still need to be educated on the fact that they are holding official information on behalf of the citizens. Even if information is available, it is not accessible to the majority of the people because most documents are in English. SCORES: Individual scores: Average: 1.7 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3 2.7 Civil society in general and media lobby groups actively advance the cause of media freedom. ANALYSIS: Civil society groups play a very minimal role in advancing media freedom as they do not seem to understand the connection between their particular cause and that of media freedom and its importance and relevance for the country as a whole. For example, when the Monitor newspaper was closed down for seven days in October 2002, or when radio stations time and again are being forced off air for periods of one to four months, no civil society group has ever tried to mobilize people against these actions, nor did the public protest. Non Government Organisations fear to engage on matters which are 8 African Media Barometer - Uganda 2007