'I don't believe in a free press!' Gen Muhoozi shuts down NTV Uganda, Spark TV and Daily Monitor
This picture, taken on June 28, 2026, shows a television screen displaying NTV Uganda and Spark TV channels on DSTV after the stations were taken off air by security operatives in Kampala. Photo/David Vush Ajuna.
NTV Uganda and Spark TV were forced off air by 5:00 am local time on Sunday after an overnight security crackdown at Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda premises in Namuwongo and Kampala Serena Hotel, following a shutdown order by the first son and Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba against the media group's outlets.
NTV Uganda and Spark TV viewers were met with blank screens displaying the message “video unavailable”, while uncertainty surrounded the operations of NMG's other platforms, including the Daily Monitor, which Gen Muhoozi had also targeted in his late-night declarations.
