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Monitor investigating comments against Rwandan community

Mr Alex Asiimwe 

KAMPALA – The Monitor Publications Ltd is investigating the origin and spirit of the comments allegedly made by one of its journalists in relation to the Rwandan community, managing director Alex Asiimwe said Monday.

A post allegedly off the facebook account of Investigations Editor Chris Obore chastising the Rwandan community has been making rounds on social media, with some commentators castigating the employer – The Nation Media Group for not taking action.

But Mr Asiimwe said on Monday that an investigation in line with the NMG core editorial objectives, had been commissioned to establish the origin of the post because it breached the guidelines on our policy against incitement, anti-social behaviour and comments likely to cause extreme offence - for example racist, religious, gender or ethnic insults or stereotypes, which are clearly prohibited in all the Group's titles, branded space or on the social media accounts of individual employees.

"Our policy provides that when NMG (Monitor) journalists make personal use of the Internet, they should do nothing that calls into question NMG's core editorial values. When someone clearly identifies their association with NMG and/or discusses their work, they are expected to behave appropriately when on social media, and in ways that are consistent with the Group's editorial values and policies," he said.
"We are investigating this post and appropriate action will be taken once we conclude the investigations," Mr Asiimwe said.

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