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Efforts are underway to reopen Nation Media Group Uganda’s television and radio outlets after a security operation that forced NTV Uganda, Spark TV, Dembe FM, and KFM off air, with government officials and allies of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba indicating that discussions are ongoing.
Journalist Andrew Mwenda, a leader in the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), said in a tweet on X that he had held discussions with Gen Muhoozi and that they had agreed that Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda would be reopened.
Gen Muhoozi later confirmed the discussions in a tweet, saying the matter would involve consultations with allies abroad before seeking final approval from President Yoweri Museveni.
Gen Muhoozi also claimed that the closure was costing the media group millions of dollars in losses.
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Executive Director Nyombi Thembo, said that the commission had taken note of the circumstances surrounding the shutdown of NMG platforms and had started consultations with relevant government stakeholders to establish verified information.
In a statement on X, UCC Thembo urged the public to remain calm, saying the commission would provide further updates after the consultations.