UCC summons Channel 44 and Prs. Kayanja over alleged distorted broadcasting.

The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) acting under Section 5(1) (i) of the Uganda Communications Act, and Section 32 of the Act, which requires broadcasters to comply with minimum broadcasting standards, including accuracy and responsibility in content dissemination has summoned Miracle Television Limited (Channel 44) and the Seniour Pastor of Miracle Center Church Prs. Robert Kayanja to explain allegations of false and distorted broadcasting.

In a letter dated April 20, 2026, the Uganda Communications Commission confirmed it had officially commenced investigations into complaints arising from televised church services aired on March 19, 20, and 21, 2026.

The broadcasts according to UCC are said to have featured statements by Pastor Kayanja that allegedly misrepresented forensic evidence presented in an ongoing criminal case in court.

Letter to Channel 44 TV.

The complaint was filed by Ojambo & Ojambo Advocates, the lawyers representing Reagan Ssentongo, Peter Serugo, Khalifah Labeeb, Alex Wakamala, Martins Kagolo, Jamil Mwandha, Israel Wasswa and Aggrey Kanene involved in Criminal Case No. KLA-CO-605 of 2023, currently before the Chief Magistrates Court in Mengo at Nateete/Rubaga, who claim that statements aired on Channel 44 TV distorted the testimony of a forensic expert and suggested that defense lawyers had presented unverified evidence, thereby exposing them to public ridicule.

They said that the broadcasts may have interfered with the integrity of judicial proceedings and risked influencing public perception of an active court matter. The complainants argue that such coverage undermines the presumption of fairness required in ongoing trials.