Uganda's leading media outlets say they are under 'military siege'

[muriel_volestrangler]

Uganda's leading independent media group says it is under "military siege" after the army chief - who is the son of President Yoweri Museveni - ordered the closure of TV stations, newspapers and radio outlets.

The Daily Monitor newspaper said that armed soldiers were stationed outside its headquarters in the capital Kampala and both NTV and Spark TV had been taken off air.
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It is unclear what exactly led to the crackdown, but in posts on X, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba said: "I DO NOT believe in a free press! The press should be guided by cadres of the revolution."
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Gen Kainerugaba said on X that his "great father" had given him the "power to shut down any media house I want to".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9gyk1z7ngo

Museveni has been in power for 40 years. Looks like a hereditary kingship in all-but-name is developing.

[Lovie777]

1. The war seems to be in turmoil...............

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. There's no official "war" there at the moment

Uganda is involved in conflicts in DR Congo, but as this paper says, these are "ambiguous actions": https://egmontinstitute.be/understanding-ugandas-ambiguous-actions-in-eastern-drc-military-interventions-to-protect-roads-and-trade/

But the military crackdown on Ugandan media just seems to be to consolidate the family's authoritarian control over the country.