Finally, Journalists pick lunch facilitation fee for science week kololo, journalist coordinator apologizes.

Journalists turn up in numbers  to pick their facilitation fee meant for lunch for  the just concluded science exhibition week at kololo Ceremonial ground.

Solomon Male the journalist coordinator has presented printed lists for all journalists and media houses that covered the science week indicating a facilitation fee of 50,000/- 

Male has however thanked and apologized to journalists for the delay and explained how it wasn't his fault but its the finance office that had not released the funds.

He added that journalists should learn to be patient because different organisations have different ways on how they operate.

" I have worked with a few of some  journalists I know who always turns up even for over two months without any facilitation but they keep consistent." Male noted.

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Previously, we published a story entitled :  

Shock: Kololo Science Week Journalist Coordinator swindles Journalists Facilitation fee.  

Journalist who covered the just  Science week as Uganda launched its first Satellite have accused the Coordinator of Swindling their facilitation fee. 

More than 100 reporters were invited to cover the Science week on 6th- 7th November, it is said that at the venue In Kololo, a one (Male Solomoen) told journalists that they must write their names, Media houses and Mobile numbers registered on Mobile money, implying that the ministry was to facilitate them with lunch inform of cash 100,000/- for two days.

According to journalists who covered the Event, none of them has ever received the money up to date.  One reporter told us that it has become a habit in service providers and agencies who take advantage of journalists Attendance list to swindle money.

Inside Sources informed us that the Coordinator presented the list to the ministry of finance department and it was cleared off.

According to the journalism ethical codes of conduct, bribery is unethical and journalists are not allowed to accept or give bribes & gifts from or to their sources of information as the practice / act is also against the laws of Uganda.