On Uganda Argus. UG has produced some of the world’s leading journalists. These include, although are not limited to (apologies for omission), @cobbo3 @Opiaiya @JoelSsenyonyi @danielk @fsnakazibwe @AndrewMwenda @kasujja @SamsonKasumba & others. They follow a rich tradition 1/6
of journalistic vitality. There were 8,200 copies of the Uganda Argus in circulation by 1958. Throughout the 1960s it remained Uganda’s leading English press, which meant that its pages constituted a significant site for debate and public management. 2/6
Benedicto Kiwanuka believed that the paper had become a socialist mouthpiece for the UPC by the late 1960s. Ironically, BK had himself been accused earlier by Catholic missionaries of being a Communist sympathizer. To counter the political leanings of the press, Kiwanuka 3/6 
approached Catholic colleagues in West Germany about the possibility of creating a new newspaper in Uganda. In one letter, seen here, Kiwanuka pleaded: ‘Is there no good Catholic of sufficient means who can help us in the name of God?’ He continued: ‘If East Germany can give 4/6
about 4 times the help I need to those who go there, why not West Germany which is richer and of better intentions? Is the expansion of communism of more importance to the human race than the preservation of Christian principles?’ BK's paper did not materialize. 5/6
Activists and writers continued to fill Argus’ pages with historical lessons, competing chronologies of the past, editorials, and accusations about economic mismanagement. The paper was rebranded under Amin's Second Republic. 6/6
DanielK = @Kalinaki
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