Uganda’s army chief orders the shutdown of several leading independent media outlets in Kampala, with reports describing an immediate closure and a “military siege” around offices. BBC News reports that NTV and Daily Monitor say their offices in the capital are under “military siege.” Legit.ng similarly reports that soldiers surround Daily Monitor’s Kampala headquarters and that NTV and Spark TV go off air following orders attributed to Gen. Muhoozi. The Japan Times adds that Nation Media Group (which operates NTV Uganda and publishes the Daily Monitor newspaper) will remain closed until further notice, citing statements by the army chief posted on X. Across the reports, the actions target prominent media operations, including NTV Uganda and Daily Monitor, and are presented as part of a crackdown that results in the stations being shut down and offices effectively blocked. The sources do not provide details of specific allegations or the legal basis for the closures, but they consistently describe a halt to normal broadcasting and publication linked to the army chief’s public instructions.