Also known as: NMG · Nation Media Group Uganda · NMG PLC
Media company operating television, radio, print, and digital platforms across East Africa, recently shut down in Uganda then resumed operations.
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Citizen Digital
… Audio By Vocalize Uganda has rejected claims by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua that President William Ruto was involved in the closure of Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda outlets, including NTV Uganda and the Daily Monitor. …
Uganda dismisses Gachagua claim linking Ruto to NTV, Daily Monitor shutdownThe Standard
… The groups also condemned the shutdown of Nation Media Group Uganda outlets including NTV Uganda, Spark TV and Daily Monitor, and the deployment of security officers to their premises, terming it a serious violation of constitutional guarantees on press freedom. …
Regional rights groups condemn East African abductions, want NTV Uganda restoredThe Standard
… ordering the arrests of politicians, activists and now a media shutdown. [Agencies] Regional rights groups have condemned the Ugandan government over what they termed a severe "pattern of executive overreach," and demanded an end to the military-led shutdown of Nation Media Group …
Regional rights groups condemn Uganda over media shutdown, Executive overreachCitizen Digital
… On the morning of Sunday June 28, however, it all appeared to be yet another trip into Muhoozi's convoluted X odyssey when he suddenly meant business, tweeting out several projectiles aimed at Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda's broadcast and print operations, threatening to have t …
Muhoozi Kainerugaba: The tweeting General has stopped joking, and Uganda is paying the priceCitizen Digital
… It comes after army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, also the son of President Yoweri Museveni, shut down the Nation Media Group on Sunday saying that: "I DO NOT believe in a free press". …
Danish photojournalist arrested in UgandaCitizen Digital
… mbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); The U.S Senator was responding to a report on the closure of two leading media outlets, NTV Uganda and the Daily Monitor Newspaper, owned by the Nation Media Group …
US Senator wants review of security relationship with Uganda after media closureThe Standard
… In Majengo, officers cornered a Nation Media Group team and ordered them to delete footage of an earlier assault on a freelance journalist, pressing hard enough on a camera woman's wrists that she nearly lost her grip on the equipment. …
Kenya's press laws a colonial relic that should be done away withThe Standard
… According to reports by the Daily Monitor on Sunday, military personnel were deployed at Nation Media Group premises in Kampala, with staff reportedly prevented from entering or leaving the premises. …
US Senator Risch calls for review of Uganda security ties over media shutdownCitizen Digital
… PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize The Milimani Commercial Magistrate's Court has awarded Deputy Chief of Staff in the Executive Office of the President and former Turkana Governor, Josphat Koli Nanok, Ksh.2 million in damages after finding that Nation Media Group defamed him thr …
Josphat Nanok awarded Ksh.2 million for defamationCitizen Digital
… PHOTO | COURTESY Audio By Vocalize The Milimani Commercial Magistrate's Court has awarded Deputy Chief of Staff in the Executive Office of the President and former Turkana Governor, Josphat Koli Nanok, Ksh.2 million in damages after finding that Nation Media Group defamed him thr …
Josphat Nanok awarded Ksh.2 million in defamation suitNation Media Group Uganda has announced it will resume operations after receiving authorization from President Yoweri Museveni's government, ending a period of disruption across its television, radio, print and digital platforms.
28 July 2026 · Capital News →
Nation Media Group Uganda has announced it will resume operations after receiving authorization from President Yoweri Museveni's government, ending a period of disruption across its television, radio, print and digital platforms.
28 July 2026 · Capital News →
Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda announced the resumption of normal operations, a month after General Muhoozi Kainerugaba shut down the media house's offices. NMG's chairman stated the station would progressively restore services across television, print, radio and digital platforms.
28 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Police Reforms Working Group Kenya is calling on the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to identify and arrest goons who were captured intimidating voters during the Ol-Kalou by-election in Nyandarua County. The group alleges that armed, masked militia and plainclothes officers invaded polling centres, fired ammunition, deployed tear gas, and assaulted journalists and human rights observers.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →
Allan Ademba, a mobiliser for the Niko Kadi civic initiative, was arrested during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election for filming without accreditation and is expected to be arraigned. The by-election was marked by violence and assaults on journalists, including attacks on photojournalists from The Star and Nation Media Group.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
Allan Ademba, a mobiliser for the Niko Kadi civic initiative, was arrested during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election for filming without accreditation. The by-election saw multiple attacks on journalists, including assaults on photojournalist Enos Teche and NMG's Brygettes Ngana and her cameraperson.
17 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Media Council of Kenya condemned attacks on journalists covering the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, including assaults and confiscation of equipment by armed men, and accused security agencies of failing to protect media workers. MCK described the incidents as part of a deliberate pattern aimed at intimidating journalists and obstructing press freedom.
16 July 2026 · Capital News →
During coverage of the Ol Kalou by-election at AC Primary School Polling Station, a Nation Media Group reporter was threatened at gunpoint and her mobile phone confiscated, while a cameraman was tased, beaten, and his camera seized. NMG Board Chair Joe Muganda condemned the violent attack and called on the National Police Service to investigate and hold those responsible accountable.
16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nation Media Group has condemned the violent attack on its journalists covering the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, stating an NTV cameraman was tasered and beaten with his camera confiscated, and a Nation reporter was threatened at gunpoint and had her mobile phone taken. The media house characterized the assault as an attack on press freedom and the public's constitutional right to information.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Media Council of Kenya, Kenya Editors Guild, and Kenya Union of Journalists have condemned assaults on journalists and confiscation of media equipment during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, calling these incidents a grave attack on press freedom and calling for police action against those responsible.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
The Kenya Media Sector Working Group has raised alarm over shrinking media space in East Africa, condemning rising attacks on journalists and media houses and calling on governments to respect press freedom. The outfit declared it will not sit back as the Fourth Estate is "being dismantled" in the region, citing military-backed closures and internet blackouts.
15 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Muliro Telewa, a veteran journalist and former BBC presenter, has died while receiving treatment at a hospital in Nakuru. The Kenya Editors Guild remembered him for his distinctive presentation style, editorial depth, and commitment to ethical journalism, noting he left an enduring mark on the African media landscape.
7 July 2026 · The Standard →
Uganda has dismissed former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's claim that President William Ruto was involved in the closure of Nation Media Group outlets in Uganda, including NTV Uganda and Daily Monitor. Uganda's Executive Secretary of the office of the National Chairman stated that Uganda's decisions are made according to its laws and Constitution, not through personal relationships.
2 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The International Commission of Jurists Kenya and regional civil society organisations have raised alarm over reported unlawful detentions and shutdown of licensed media operations in Uganda, calling on the government to disclose the legal basis and location of detainees and grant them access to lawyers and family. Among those reportedly detained is Miria Matembe, a senior legal practitioner and former minister of ethics and integrity.
2 July 2026 · The Standard →
Regional human rights organizations have condemned the Ugandan government's military-led shutdown of Nation Media Group outlets and detention of political activists, describing it as "executive overreach" and a threat to Uganda's rule of law and press freedom.
2 July 2026 · The Standard →
An opinion piece argues that Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba's tweets have moved from entertainment to serious diplomatic concern, with his posts now undermining regional relations and causing anxiety among embassies.
1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Danish photojournalist Klaus Thymann was arrested in Uganda on Monday over alleged wildlife-related offences while meeting authorities over permits for environmental work in the Rwenzori Mountains, according to officials and local media. The arrest came days after Uganda's army chief ordered the shutdown of a leading independent media group.
1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called for a review of Washington's security relationship with Uganda, saying that General Muhoozi Kainerugaba's closure of media outlets makes him and the military unfit partners for the US. Risch was responding to the closure of NTV Uganda and Daily Monitor Newspaper, owned by Nation Media Group.
30 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Books and Newspapers Act (1960), Official Secrets Act (1968), and Penal Code provisions on sedition remain live instruments used to constrain Kenyan journalists and suppress reporting, according to this opinion piece. Recent examples include police shutdowns of broadcasters during June 2024 demonstrations and physical attacks on journalists covering protests.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
US Senator Jim Risch called for a review of the US-Uganda security relationship following General Muhoozi Kainerugaba's closure of NTV Uganda and Daily Monitor, saying attacks on free speech raised concerns over Muhoozi's suitability to lead Uganda's military. Kenya Editors Guild and East African Press Councils condemned the move, with Kenya Editors Guild President Zubeidah Kananu stating that "a free press is indispensable to democracy" and must be protected.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
The Milimani Commercial Magistrate's Court awarded Deputy Chief of Staff Josphat Nanok Ksh.2 million in damages after finding that Nation Media Group defamed him through an August 2020 Daily Nation article that falsely attributed support for a controversial revenue allocation formula to him, when he had actually opposed it.
29 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Milimani Commercial Magistrate's Court awarded Deputy Chief of Staff Josphat Nanok Ksh.2 million in damages, finding that Nation Media Group defamed him through an August 2020 Daily Nation article that falsely attributed support for a proposed revenue allocation formula to him.
29 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Kenya Editors' Guild has condemned Uganda's military shutdown of Nation Media Group outlets (NTV Uganda, Spark TV, and Daily Monitor) ordered by Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba, calling it an unacceptable threat to media freedom and press independence that violates the right to access independent information.
29 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's military chief ordered the shutdown of NTV Uganda, the Daily Monitor, and other Nation Media Group outlets on June 28, 2026, with armed soldiers surrounding the offices in Kampala, in what is described as part of an escalating regional crackdown on independent media across East Africa.
29 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's Editors Guild has condemned Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni's shutdown of Nation Media Group outlets, calling it a threat to press freedom and democratic accountability. The closure followed an order by Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces to shut two leading media outlets, Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda, allegedly linked to critical coverage of the country's leadership.
29 June 2026 · The Standard →
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba declared that President Museveni granted him authority to shut down any media house, invoking those powers to force NTV Uganda, Spark TV and Daily Monitor off air. The general announced that all critical coverage of Uganda's leadership would henceforth require clearance from his office.
28 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has ordered the closure of NTV Uganda, Spark TV, and the Daily Monitor, accusing them of hostile reporting and acting against national interests. The shutdown has triggered concern among journalists and press freedom advocates over constitutional protections on freedom of expression.
28 June 2026 · Capital News →
Uganda's military head Muhoozi Kainerugaba ordered the closure of NTV Uganda, the Daily Monitor, and other outlets operated by Nation Media Group, stating he does not believe in a free press. The Daily Monitor reported being under "military siege" with armed soldiers stationed outside its offices.
28 June 2026 · The Standard →
The East African Press Councils has called for an end to hostilities between governments and media across the region, warning that attacks on journalists and media houses threaten press freedom and democratic governance. The council expressed concern over intimidation, profiling and harassment of journalists by state actors, pointing to tensions in Kenya involving President William Ruto and the Standard Group.
28 June 2026 · The Standard →
The Federation of East Africa Journalists has condemned Uganda's shutdown of NTV Uganda, Daily Monitor, and Spark TV, ordered by Uganda People's Defence Forces Chief Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, calling it an attack on media freedom and a sign of a "crumbling regime."
28 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenyan business leaders have been urged to adopt artificial intelligence into their operations to compete and shape the digital global economy, a message delivered at a Modern Work, Cloud & AI Executive Breakfast meeting in Nairobi hosted by Syntura, Microsoft and Westcon-Comstor.
27 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →