AN interim board that will head the transitional body of the newly-merged Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) and the Broadcasting Council was sworn in yesterday.  The board is tasked with streamlining the content in broadcasting houses to suit the interests of the consumers.  The eight-member board appointed by ICT minister Aggrey Awori is headed by Dr. Dorothy Okello.

 

The board will serve for one year and will oversee the drafting of new laws that will harmonise the activities of the UCC and the Broadcasting Council.  Awori said the merger would not lead to any sackings.
“All the staff under contract will remain, but will now be headed by Eng. Godfrey Mutabazi, the executive director,” he said. Mutabazi said Uganda was the last East African state to merge the two bodies.  Other board members are Dr. Catherine Omaswa, Maria Kiwanuka, Eng. Abdul Omoding, Eng. Miriam Kawuma, Eng. Charles Lwanga and Edgar Tabaro.
The International Telecommunication Union requires all member states to switch from analogue terrestrial to digital broadcasting services by 2015.

 

Cross posted by Maureen Agena, WOUGNET