Uganda: Parliament Journalists Seek Dialogue to End NTV Blockade

Ugandan authorities ban Nation Media Group from parliamentary, presidential coverage

Kampala, October 30, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Ugandan authorities to lift restrictions barring the privately owned Nation Media Group-Uganda (NMG-U) from covering parliament and presidential events, and to ensure that journalists can report freely and in the public interest ahead of the country’s January 2026 elections. “Blocking journalists from reporting on the legislature and the presidency reflects the Ugandan gover…

Uganda: Parliament Journalists Seek Dialogue to End NTV Blockade

The Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA) has written to Parliament leadership seeking urgent dialogue after journalists attached to Nation Media Group -- NTV Uganda and Daily Monitor -- were reportedly denied entry to the parliamentary precincts on Tuesday morning.

Media Freedom : NPP Officials Join Chorus, Demand Parliament and Executive Lift NMG Ban » The Hoima Post

A section of officials from the National Peasants Party (NPP) has added its voice to the growing public outcry, calling on Parliament and the Executive to immediately review the ban on the Nation Media Group (NMG) and its journalists. The officials, led by party spokesperson Thomas Bagonza and National Mobiliser Luwemba Lusswa Muhammad, were joined by other activists in condemning the blockade as a blatant violation of the country’s supreme law.…

Parliament Kicked Out NMG Journalists Over ‘Active Probe,’ Says D/Speaker Tayebwa

By Spy Uganda The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has confirmed that the decision to bar journalists from the Nation Media Group (NMG) from covering parliamentary proceedings stems from an ongoing external investigation whose details remain undisclosed. The development follows mounting criticism from the media fraternity and civil society after NMG journalists were denied…

Nation Media Group under investigation - Speaker explains journalists ban

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has confirmed that the decision to block journalists from the Nation Media Group (NMG) from accessing the legislative house is due to an "active investigation" being conducted by external authorities. The Deputy Speaker's clarification comes after NMG Uganda released a strongly worded statement yesterday, condemning the blockade as an attack on media freedom and democratic principles. Mr Tayebwa …

NTV, Monitor Banned From Parliament, NRM Coverage!

The gates of Parliament swung shut on journalists from Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda on October 28, 2025. NTV and Daily Monitor banned from coverage! The post NTV, Monitor banned from parliament, NRM coverage! appeared first on Kampala Edge Times™.