Rolling Stone (Uganda)
Weekly tabloid newspaper published in Kampala, Uganda / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rolling Stone was a weekly tabloid newspaper published in Kampala, Uganda. The paper published its first issue on 23 August 2010, under the direction of 22-year-old Giles Muhame and two classmates from Kampala's Makerere University.[2][3] According to Muhame, the paper's title was derived from the local word enkurungu: "It's a metaphor for something that strikes with lightning speed, that can kill someone if it is thrown at them."[2] The paper was small, with a circulation of approximately 2000 copies.[3] It suspended publication in November 2010 after the High Court ruled that it had violated the fundamental rights of LGBT Ugandans by attempting to out them and calling for their deaths. One of those listed, David Kato, was subsequently murdered.
Type | Weekly |
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Format | Tabloid |
Managing editor | Giles Muhame[1] |
Founded | 23 August 2010 (2010-08-23) |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | November 2010 |
Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda |
Circulation | 2000 |
The paper was unaffiliated with the American magazine Rolling Stone, which later described the Ugandan paper's actions as "horrific" and protested its choice of name.[4]