By Gladys Mukisa
On Friday March 27th, Blazer News Times had broken out a story un earthing the untold exploitation of the staff at the Uganda Catholic Church media outlets; Radio Sapientia and Uganda Catholic TV (UCTV), in a move aimed at exploring a lasting solution against the growing violation of the press freedom for those media personnel.https://blazernewstimes.com/exclusive-crisis-as-the-uganda-catholic-church-radio-tv-staff-protest-the-time-long-salary-starvation-chides-catholics-bishops/
Following our news report, there is a serious impact created since then, although we can now exclusively report that there is growing panic among various priests therein, especially those that are charged with the duty of running the broadcast media of the largest Christian religious denomination in Uganda.
In that story it was reported that some UCTV staff had spent 5 months going back home without receiving wages in their bank accounts despite their daily hard work since October 2025 when they were last paid, and others 7 solid good months, while those of Radio Sapientia 3 consecutive months.
The news coming in from the Nsambya based media houses is that, their employees can now afford to have a precise smile on their cheeks although not a lasting laugh, following a partial payment that was finally released to them.
This Website understands that on Monday 30th March, an emergency crisis UCTV staff meeting was held out of it a decision was taken to release arrears covering a period of 3 months for the demanding staff.
The meeting according to the insiders was chaired by one priest also the TV manager (his names withheld), as he admitted in affirmative that truly their demanding employees had a case!
This priest who was visibly hit out by fear arising out of the Blazer News expose according to the sources, however pleaded with his staff never to address again their plight with what he called ‘third parties’ including this news Website, arguing it was negatively impacting the Catholic Church institution image.
But the TV employees that spoke to this publication on condition of anonymity wondered why he cautioned them against further engagement with the media in search for possible remedies, yet they have been time and again raised the matter with all the relevant offices but with no any positive response coming through.
These staff now want their remaining wage payment in arrears covering the remaining months to also be urgently released without any excuse.
When the news highlighting their plight broke out, some went into silent jubilation as they punched into air severally, while others thrown in heightened intimidation.
With some managing priests, it was no longer at ease as they kept climbing up-downward stayers figuring out how to handle the already proven complicated situation.
Whether these priests will not renegade on their religious doctrinal promise requiring them to always remain faithful or not, is a matter for another day.
We shall keep our eyes on this developing story until when justice will be served for those media practitioners. # Journalism is not a Crime.
