Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has ordered the shutdown of NTV Uganda, Spark TV, and the Daily Monitor, declaring that he does not “believe in a free press.” The Nation Media Group (NMG), a leading media conglomerate headquartered in Kenya, owns several outlets in Uganda, including the Daily Monitor newspaper, Spark TV, NTV Uganda, and radio stations such as KFM and Dembe FM.

Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has ordered the shutdown of NTV Uganda, Spark TV, and the Daily Monitor, declaring that he does not “believe…

Independent media group, NMG, said it was under a "military siege" after Muhoozi Kainerugaba shutdown its newspapers, TV station, and radio outlets.