Uganda’s military chief, who is also the president’s son, said on Sunday he had ordered the closure of two leading media outlets, declaring that he did “not believe in a free press”.

Targeting Opposition Figures, Journalists; Violating Fundamental RightsUganda's military is arbitrarily seizing government ...

Ugandan military chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba deployed soldiers to the Kampala offices of the Daily Monitor newspaper and broadcaster NTV on Sunday, shutting both down in what the National ...

Human Rights Watch on Thursday raised concerns surrounding the arbitrary detention of government critics by the Ugandan military, stating that the authorities hold the individuals in undisclosed ...

“I have the power in Uganda to shut down ANY media house I want to." ...

The Biden administration cut off the country’s participation in a program giving African countries preferential access to U.S ...

A leading East African media group whose outlets in Uganda were shut down at the weekend by soldiers is in talks with the military to reopen, with staff still unable to access offices, the ...

NAIROBI — Uganda's leading independent media group said it was under "military siege" on Sunday after the army chief ordered the shutdown of its newspapers, TV station and radio outlets. Muhoozi ...

The president’s son said he did not believe in a free press as military personnel were deployed to the media offices.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba in Kampala on May 12, 2026 [File: AFP] The chief of Uganda’s military says he ...