In a June 29 post on X, Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda said discussions were underway to reopen the country's two leading independent media outlets, the Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda, amid mounting domestic and international pressure. The remarks came after army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son, ordered the shutdown of the outlets, both owned by Kenya's Nation Media Group, without providing a specific reason beyond that he did "not believe in a free press."

Soldiers, reportedly on Kainerugaba's orders, were deployed to the Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda's offices in Kampala, preventing staff from entering or leaving. NTV Uganda's television and radio broadcasts were also allegedly taken off the air. Uganda's media environment has become increasingly restrictive in recent years, with journalists frequently facing state-led intimidation and arrests, particularly when reporting on the military, elections, or opposition figures.