Uganda's leading independent daily; the subject of the shutdown, filing its own account from inside the siege
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Daily Monitor · Uganda · Uganda army chief orders military shutdown of Nation Media Group, declaring 'I do not believe in a free press'
The Daily Monitor reported that armed soldiers occupied its Namuwongo premises and the Kampala Serena hotel broadcast centre overnight, cutting electricity and forcing NTV Uganda and Spark TV off air by 5:00 AM local time. Muhoozi's 1:07 AM post declared the shutdown before troops arrived; the paper confirmed no legal instrument or regulatory order accompanied the closure.
“NTV Uganda, Spark TV forced off air as Daily Monitor shutdown on Gen Muhoozi order.”