The Observer (Uganda)

The Weekly Observer is a Ugandan weekly newspaper headquartered in Kamwookya, Kampala. It is one of the largest privately owned papers in the country co-founded by maverick journalist John Kevin Aliro and nine other directors^[1] In 2007, its reporter Richard M Kavuma won the CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year award.^[2] The newspaper was founded in 2004 and celebrated 10 years of existence in March 2014.^[3]

The Observer (Uganda)

Type	Weekly newspaper
Publisher	Observer Media Limited
Editor	Robert Spin Mukasa
Founded	March 25, 2004
Language	English
Headquarters	Kampala, Uganda
Website	http://www.observer.ug/

See also

• List of newspapers in Uganda
• Media in Uganda

References

1. Robert Barlas, Jui Lin Yong, Uganda (Cultures of the World) (Marshall Cavendish, 2nd ed., 2010), ISBN 978-0761448594, p. 99. Excerpts available at Google Books.
2. "Ugandan journalist scoops award", CNN, 24 July 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
3. Pius Muteekani Katunzi, Uganda: The Observer, A Gamble That Has Paid Off AllAfrica.com 28 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

External links

• Official website
• ACME https://acme-ug.org/2018/07/04/i-gave-observer-what-i-could-now-its-time-to-move-on-james-tumusiime/
• UNESCO https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000265542