Richard M. Kavuma is a

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n journalist and editor with ''

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'' newspaper. He also writes for the London newspapers ''

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project in Uganda. Kavuma has won international awards including the 2006

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award for Development and Humanitarian coverage and the 2007 CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year Award. In 2008 his award-winning articles, about

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, were published into a book by the

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. The book, Good Policies, Poor Policing, was launched in

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, in July 2008. Richard M. Kavuma is the editor of The Observer newspaper a tri - weekly that publishes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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