Uganda blacks out fisticuffs in parliament for a second day
Kampala — Fist fights in parliament have led Uganda to ban live broadcasts of events “inciting the public”, according to a notice from its communications regulator. The fights broke out in parliament on Tuesday between legislators opposing plans to change laws and extend President Yoweri Museveni’s rule, and those in favour of the plans. The legislators threw punches, hurled chairs and shoved and banged on benches. At least 25 MPs opposed to the legislative move were ordered by the speaker to vacate the chambers after being suspended for involvement in fighting on Tuesday. Uganda’s two major privately owned TV stations including a local unit of Kenya’s Nation Media Group, and some radio stations broadcast the episode. Uganda’s Communications Commission said on Wednesday that radios and television stations should stop live broadcasts of events that “are inciting the public, discriminating, stirring up hatred, promoting a culture of violence ... and are likely to create public insecu...
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