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”. Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the Daily Monitor – Uganda’s largest independent daily newspaper – and NTV Uganda, one of the country’s largest private broadcasters, would “not re-open ​without my permission”. “In Uganda, I do not believe in ​a free press! The press should be guided by cadres ⁠of the revolution,” Kainerugaba wrote in a series of posts ​on the X platform. He did not give specific reasons for closing ​the media outlets, both of which are owned by Nation Media Group, a media conglomerate headquartered in Kenya and listed on the Nairobi stock exchange. The ​Daily Monitor reported on Sunday that military personnel had been deployed ​at NMG’s premises in the capital, Kampala, and that staff were being prevented ‌from ⁠leaving or entering the premises. NTV Uganda and other NMG TV and radio broadcasters in the country were all down as of Sunday morning.

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