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Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba met Nation Media Group leaders in Entebbe to discuss the shutdown of NTV Uganda, Daily Monitor, Spark TV, and KFM, with the post including a group photo from the meeting.
The meeting at the Special Forces Command headquarters in Entebbe was attended by Tanzanian businessman Rostam Aziz, who became the largest shareholder in Kenya-based Nation Media Group earlier this year, his son Saam Aziz, and Georgia Mutagaywa, chief of staff at Taarifa Limited, which oversees the group’s operations in Uganda.
During the deliberations, specific instances of what the government deems biased and malicious reporting were reviewed, with the NMG ownership committing to adopting a more patriotic, balanced, and objective approach to their journalism moving forward.
Col Chris Magezi, the military assistant to the Chief of Defence Forces UPDF reported that NMG pledged to adopt a more patriotic, balanced, and objective approach to journalism.
The closures were ordered by Muhoozi on June 28, 2026, after he publicly accused the outlets of insults, leading to security forces raiding premises and forcing the stations off air.
However during the Meeting the, UCC and Ministry of ICT were not in attendance and but the UPDF spokesman attended in person with the CDF!
