| Katonda ne Uganda Omwoyo Gumu n'emmeme emu | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder | White Fathers Mission in Uganda |
| Publisher | Munno Publications Limited |
Editor-in-chief | Father Clement Kiggundu |
Deputy editor | John Serwaniko |
| Founded | 1911 |
Ceased publication | 1989 |
| Relaunched | 1972 |
| Language | Luganda |
| Headquarters | Kisubi |
| Country | Uganda |
| OCLC number | 15606281 |
Munno (meaning "Friend") was a Luganda language daily newspaper that was established in 1911 and ceased publication in 1989. At the time of its closure in 1989, it was one of Uganda's oldest newspapers.
History
Founded in 1911 by the White Fathers Mission in Uganda, Munno was a Catholic Luganda newspaper that reported on politics, business and sports in Uganda.1 It was published daily except on Sunday(s)2
In the 1950s, Munno was noted for its engagement in partisan politics and "its support for the Democratic Party (DP), a party established to offer a platform for politically-engaged Catholics".3
It was banned by President Idd Amin in 1976 and resumed publication in 1979.4
References
References
- Mugumya, Levis (2019). "The 'rise and fall' of a genre: The generic and rhetorical renditions of a Runyankore-Rukiga editorial". Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus. 58 (1): 257–276. ISSN 2224-3380.
- "Munno". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- Kakooza, Dr.Michael (2012). REALITY CHECK : Revisiting the media freedom debate at Uganda's independence golden jubilee. Kampala: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Uganda. p. 41. ISBN 978 9970 153 08 4.
- Isoba, John C.G. (1 June 1980). "The Rise and Fall of Uganda's Newspaper Industry, 1900–1976". Journalism Quarterly. 57 (2): 224–233. doi:10.1177/107769908005700204. ISSN 0022-5533.