Uganda’s military chief orders shutdown of two media outlets
Key takeaways
- The president’s son said he did not believe in a free press as military personnel were deployed to the media offices.
- “In Uganda, I do not believe in a free press!” Kainerugaba, who is the president’s son, wrote on X.
- “From now on ALL bad stories about Uganda have to be cleared by my office!” he said in one of a series of posts, adding that all media in Uganda would follow the rules, going forward.
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The president’s son said he did not believe in a free press as military personnel were deployed to the media offices.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba in Kampala on May 12, 2026 [File: AFP]By Christine Maguire and Reuters Published On 28 Jun 202628 Jun 2026The chief of Uganda’s military says he has ordered the closure of two of the country’s biggest media outlets.
Muhoozi Kainerugaba said on Sunday that the Daily Monitor, the country’s largest independent daily newspaper, and NTV Uganda, one of the largest private broadcasters, were being shut down and would not reopen without his permission.