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– Ugandan editors charged over presidential age limit stories (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News October 20, 2017

The Daily Monitor's Executive Editor, Charles Odoobo Bichachi and Red Pepper's Deputy News Editor Kintu Richard, have been charged with libel over stories about the presidential age limit.
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