Ismail Dhakaba Kigongo, a renowned sports journalist and head of sports at Nation Media Group (NMG) Uganda, has reportedly left the organisation after opting to stay in the United Kingdom. At least three journalists at the Namuwongo-based media organisation told Bbeg Media that Kigongo had communicated to senior management that he would not be coming…
More than 15 years after Dr Peter Mwesige left teaching at Makerere University, the Department of Journalism and Communication at the university has confirmed his return. The department said in a statement that Dr Mwesige’s appointment had been approved by the university’s Appointments Board on August 19. He will rejoin the department, which he previously…
Nation Media Group Uganda has announced that it is resuming operations, a month after its television, radio, print and digital platforms were forced off air by the military. In a statement dated July 28, 2026, the group’s chairman, Joe Muganda, said services would be restored gradually as the company completed what he called necessary operational…
The High Court has ordered Monitor Publications, NTV Uganda and its reporter Deogratious Wamala to jointly pay lawyer Silver Kayondo Shs185 million for infringing on his copyright, falsely attributing statements to him and misrepresenting his views. Justice Dr Ginamia Melody Ngwatu also ordered the media organisations to publish an apology on their print and online…
The year was, I think, 1996, when my first article appeared in the Daily Monitor newspaper. I could not believe it. I was sixteen years old, a student in boarding school. I could not believe it. I stared at that page with my name under the children’s story I had written for hours. That publication…
Renowned social commentator and social critic, Timothy Kalyegira, has been missing since either Thursday or Friday last week. A message circulated in the Butenga Estate residents’ WhatsApp group on Sunday evening raised the alarm. It said Kalyegira, who lives in the estate located in Kira, had not been seen or heard from since around Thursday…
Sarah Bireete, the executive director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), and Eunice Musiime, the executive director of Akina Mama wa Afrika, have been arrested today by armed men under unclear circumstances. Sources said the two were allegedly picked up from their respective homes and driven to a yet-to-be-disclosed location. The identities of the…
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has called for talks with the government after Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the CDF, ordered the shutdown of Nation Media Group in Uganda. Muhoozi’s orders led to the closure of NTV Uganda, Spark TV, and Daily Monitor, a decision some press freedom advocates are calling one of the most serious…
President Museveni has dismissed a Daily Monitor article that claimed Uganda has achieved nothing in the last 40 years under the National Resistance Movement (NRM), describing the assertion as false and misleading. Museveni made the remarks today while addressing supporters during celebrations to mark the 40th Liberation Day at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. He…
Uganda’s digital news sector is expanding at a remarkable pace, but it remains fragile, unevenly regulated, and can be easily manipulated, a new report by the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) warns. The State of Uganda’s Media Landscape 2024–2025 report, which focuses on digital news and elections, says the country now has more than…
Uganda’s media landscape has turned into a real battleground lately. As the Nation Media Group (NMG) clashes with the government, Next Media, one of the biggest broadcasters around, has been pulled into the mess too. But the Naguru-based media conglomerate has kept a safe distance. The trouble started earlier this year. Since March 2025, reporters…
In December 2015, when President Museveni held a rally in Soroti Municipality, he announced that Tirinya Health Centre IV would be converted into a general hospital. He also said that Kamuda Health Centre III would be upgraded to Health Centre IV by 2020. Yesterday at a rally in Soroti city, Museveni said, “We are upgrading…
Parliament has blocked access to reporters from Daily Monitor and NTV, multiple sources at the two institutions have confirmed to us. The two organisations are part of the Nation Media Group, one of the biggest multi-media organisations in East Africa. Chris Obore, the Director of Communications, said he had been informed that it was a…
It’s Deep! That was the Sqoop tagline, a popular pull-out which Daily Monitor has scrapped from its physical edition. Sources at the Namuwongo-based newspaper told Bbeg Media that the pull-out, which used to come out in the paper’s Friday edition, will now be only accessed online and only for subscription members. “We were shocked by…
Journalists from NBS TV, NTV and Daily Monitor have been told to stay away from the NRM electoral commission offices tomorrow when President Museveni, collects nomination forms formalizing his bid for a seventh term as president and NRM chairman in the 2026 elections. Sources told us that management of the news organisations had been informed…
Timothy Kalyegira, a renowned social and political critic, replied to a post on X yesterday by saying he was “hiding in the basement.” Why? Hours earlier, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), had written that he was ready to pay Shs 10 million to anybody who could deliver Kalyegira to him. Kalyegira…
Bbeg Media has confirmed that journalists from NBS TV, Daily Monitor, and NTV will not be allowed to access the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds for President Museveni’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) today. According to the list of accredited journalists seen by Bbeg Media, representatives from these three media organizations were notably absent. The organizations…
The Daily Monitor has apologized to the Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, for publishing an article in which Isaac Ssemakadde, the Uganda Law Society president, allegedly defamed the minister. The article, which has since been deleted from Monitor’s platforms, was titled: “Ssemakadde accuses Kiryowa in Museveni letter, demands ouster.” It was published on February 2, 2025….
Journalists from Daily Monitor, NTV, and NBS TV were today told that they were not welcome to cover the commissioning of Bunyoro University by President Museveni. Sources told us that Daily Monitor’s Alex Ashaba, NTV ‘s Joseph Kasumba, and NBS TV’s Allan Mwesigwa were told by a soldier from the Special Forces Command (SFC) that…
The Nation Media Group (NMG) and Next Media, two of the leading media organizations in Uganda have withdrawn their journalists from Kawempe North citing safety concerns. In a post on X, Daniel Kalinaki the General Manager (Editorial) at NMG (U) said they were concerned about the increasing attacks on their journalists by security personnel. “We…
Phew! Have you caught your breath yet? 2025 is threatening to be the shortest 12 months we have ever had in a long time. Nearly every day brings with it an event whose impact will take years to unpack but we have to move on quickly because of what happens next. A quick rundown! Besigye…
As Uganda edges closer to the 2026 general elections, many media organizations find themselves in a state of panic, grappling with an exodus of senior journalists and a grim economic environment. Traditionally, the election season has been a lucrative period for media houses, attracting increased viewership, readership, and advertising revenue. It has also been a…
Journalist Gabriel Buule, a writer for the Daily Monitor, has found himself in a spot of bother after making a bold suggestion on his X platform regarding the upcoming Kawempe North by-election. In a post yesterday Buule wrote: “Dear NUP, if it’s about serious leadership, [Erias] Nalukoola has every quality and I encourage you guys…
