Ronald Ssekandi

Correspondent Xinhua News Agency
Special interest in international relations focusing on conflict and strategic interests.

[UkweliAfrica @UkweliAfrica]

For a long time, the structures in newsrooms often become complicated when the perpetrators are the gate keepers of the policies that are supposed to protect the victims.
The victims end up with no place to report the sexual harassment.- @janajwang
@MFAUganda

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[Ronald Ssekandi @RSsekandi]

@mofpedU This report is not on the website. Not uploaded, cross check

[Ronald Ssekandi @RSsekandi]

Eeeeh

[The Observer @observerug]

Who is raping Uganda’s men?

The global survey conducted by WAN- IFRA Women in News, in conjunction with City St George’s University of London and BBC Media Action, found that in Uganda, more male journalists (9%) said they had been raped, compared to 4% of female journalists.

Worse still, 3% of the 89 male respondents in Uganda said they had been raped more than five times, compared to zero respondents out of 116 females.

These statistics left participants in shock as WAN-IFRA Women in News shared the Ugandan results, which, however, are not unique to Ugandan media houses.

Tanzania’s respondents reported 14% cases of raped males, compared to 12% cases among women; Rwanda reported 6% male journalists were raped in 2025 compared to 11% women; Somalia was the worst with 35% male rape cases compared to 32% women.

https://t.co/rmWenBI1IS

[UkweliAfrica @UkweliAfrica]

Heartbreaking news. We condole with you and the media fraternity.

[UkweliAfrica @UkweliAfrica]

Empowering young journalists in Gulu & Arua. Our latest presentation unpacks the brutal realities & challenges of reporting on conflict & migration in Uganda. Media houses must move beyond surface-level narratives to focus on safety & systemic truth.
@KasUganda
@WilliamsKato3
@RSsekandi

#NoSafetyNoStory #kweliAfrica

[Ronald Ssekandi @RSsekandi]

@UkweliAfrica @AllanDarren @NamakumbiJ @safeplacesug At what point should the media house bare responsibility to help journalists over come trauma?

[Ronald Ssekandi @RSsekandi]

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[UkweliAfrica @UkweliAfrica]

Some stories stay with journalists long after the cameras stop rolling.

Let's have an honest conversation about trauma, resilience, and building healthier newsrooms.

Set your reminder, invite a colleague, and join the conversation.

Tomorrow at 7pm.
@AllanDarren
@NamakumbiJ
@NaigaJulie
@safeplacesug

[Ronald Ssekandi @RSsekandi]

@MinofHealthUG But this art work, is that Uganda or southern Africa?

[Ronald Ssekandi @RSsekandi]

@Gyezaho Sorry for the loss, may God strengthen you and the family

[Josephine Namakumbi Motoy @NamakumbiJ]

Thank you @UkweliAfrica for creating a safe space for journalists to speak their hearts. Glad to have added a voice onto the many that demand for a free press. Happy Sabbath good people

[Ronald Ssekandi @RSsekandi]

@Codongtho Sorry for the loss, may God comfort you and the family

[KABUUBI MEDIA AFRICA LIMITED @KabuubiMedia]

Xi Focus: Xi hails CPC's 105-year "epic," urges building modern socialist China.
Read full story 👇👇👇👇
https://t.co/h7nOtV5vKk #ChinaFactory #xiaochun #cpc

[UkweliAfrica @UkweliAfrica]

When covering protests, journalists must remain impartial. Reflecting on his time as a news reporter, Dick Nvule emphasizes that journalists should never take sides, neither with the rioters nor the police, but uphold their role as independent observers committed to reporting the facts.

@Lukowoyesigyire
@nvulescribe
@derrickwandera2

#NoSafetyNoStory #UkweliAfrica

[Dr. Arinaitwe Rugyendo 🇺🇬 @RugyendoQuotes]

I want to tell Ugandans that I have abit of an idea about the media terrain in Uganda and why the Ugandan State needs an independent media. President @KagutaMuseveni knows this right from 1969. Do not laugh at burning forest, you clueless Ugandans!!!

[UkweliAfrica @UkweliAfrica]

The conversation is getting closer.

"Press Freedom and National Security: Finding the Balance in Uganda"
From journalist safety and access to information to responsible reporting and public trust, we'll explore how the media and security institutions can better serve the public interest.
https://t.co/Fgl64VAoFb

[UkweliAfrica @UkweliAfrica]

When veteran journalist @WilliamsKato3 covered the aftermath of a fuel truck explosion in the 2000s, he witnessed bodies burnt beyond recognition. Years later, he shares the mental health impact of that assignment. A powerful lesson for newsrooms: journalists need support, not just assignments.

#NoSafetyNoStory #UkweliAfrica

[UkweliAfrica @UkweliAfrica]

Long before the algorithms, he decoded human attention. @WilliamsKato3 didn't just produce news; he revolutionized Ugandan television and mentored an entire generation of your favourite journalists.
The untold story of a media legend.
Watch the trailer: 👇

https://t.co/A510j0c9Sm

[Ronald Ssekandi @RSsekandi]

@UkweliAfrica Panel: While Ebola is serious, there is a view that govt trivialized information flow, through one line worded press releases, what is your view? Secondly aren't selfish capitalist behavior driving information flow to the media?

[Ronald Ssekandi @RSsekandi]

@UkweliAfrica Was the problem international media, or the sources they quoted? My opinion the sources lumped up the figures and therefore you can not blame the media