How Social Media is transforming Uganda's Political and Social Landscape
By Mwebya Fred The Uganda Social Media conference which took place at Kampala Serena Hotel on 19 July 2016 has created new hope for Democracy and Development in Uganda. The conference aimed at bringing together key stake holders from academia, government, civil society and media to have a constructive exchange on the opportunities and challenges of the growing social media sphere in Uganda. They also wanted to assess how Social Media is shaping the political and social landscape. Around 250 participants participated at the conference which was organized by KAS. A keynote address by Daniel Kalinaki who is a senior media and communications expert/ practitioner contextualized the topic which stimulated the debate and set pace for the discussions. The conversation at the conference also hit the waves by being the number one trending topic on Twitter with the hash tag #UgandaSocialMedia . A high level panel which comprised of top social media influencers, activists and media pr...