Nigeria, June 29 -- Uganda's military chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has ordered the closure of two of the country's leading media outlets, declaring that he does not believe in a free press.

Mr Kainerugaba, who is also the son of President Yoweri Museveni, announced the decision in a series of posts on X on Sunday, saying the outlets would remain shut until he authorised their reopening.

"In Uganda, I do not believe in a free press. The press should be guided by cadres of the revolution," he wrote.

The affected organisations are the Daily Monitor, Uganda's largest independent newspaper, and NTV Uganda, one of the country's biggest private television broadcasters. Both are owned by Nation Media Group, a Kenyan media conglomerate listed on...