Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two major media outlets
Soldiers sealed Nation Media Group offices and forced at least six outlets off air after Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the closures would not reopen without his permission.
- On Sunday, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba ordered the closure of the Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda, deploying soldiers to Kampala premises and declaring he did "not believe in a free press."
- Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni, has strengthened his grip after his father secured a seventh term in May, claiming authority to regulate all media in Uganda.
- Nation Media Group outlets were shuttered as Kainerugaba declared they would "not re-open without my permission," arguing "The press should be guided by cadres of the revolution."
- The National Association of Broadcasters expressed deep concern after at least six outlets were shuttered, while staff at Kampala premises were prevented from leaving or entering Sunday morning.
- As Kainerugaba seeks to succeed his 81-year-old father, this closure mirrors a 2013 shutdown over succession reports, intensifying his control over Uganda's military and political landscape.
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Uganda orders closure of two major media outlets
The leader of Uganda’s military — who is also the son of the country’s long-ruling president — ordered the closure of two of the country’s biggest media outlets, in the latest signs of democratic erosion in Africa. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who has been touted as a possible successor to his octogenarian father Yoweri Museveni, said he did not “believe in a free press,” adding that the newspaper and broadcaster, both owned by the Nation Media Group, …
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