Uganda's army chief orders the shutdown of leading independent media, asserting military control and threatening press freedom.

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

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…