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Museveni meets Rostam Aziz at State House Entebbe amid Daily Monitor and NTV shutdown

Civic Space & Media Freedom Single source Wakiso 17 Jul 2026 Severity: 1/5

President Museveni said on X that he met Rostam Aziz, the incoming controlling shareholder of Nation Media Group, at State House Entebbe. ChimpReports links the meeting to efforts to resolve the security-led shutdown of NMG-Uganda's outlets, including the Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda; neither side disclosed what was discussed.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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