Overview
- Security forces sealed Nation Media Group sites in Kampala and at the Serena Conference Centre and cut power on June 28, forcing NTV Uganda, the Daily Monitor, Spark TV, Dembe FM, KFM and The EastAfrican off air and blocking staff access.
- Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba publicly said he has the authority to close media outlets, declared he does not believe in a free press and warned the outlets will not reopen without his permission.
- Nation Media Group said technical staff were detained briefly, its managing director reported threats and went into hiding, and the company is operating mainly through digital and social channels while talks continue.
- Regulators including the Uganda Communications Commission and broadcaster associations have opened consultations to verify the shutdown, and reports say discussions to set conditions for reopening involve Andrew Mwenda, overseas contacts and will be taken to President Museveni for final sign‑off.
- Local and international press freedom and rights groups condemned the raid, demanded withdrawal of security forces and warned the move deepens a longer pattern of pressure on independent media linked to succession politics and past shutdowns in 2007 and 2013.