Media personality Mordecai Muriisa has weighed in on the growing controversy surrounding Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, after he was widely reported to have threatened to shut down stations affiliated to NTV Uganda and Daily Monitor.
The remarks, which have been circulating on social media, came shortly after the two media houses aired reports examining Muhoozi’s online activity and his history of controversial public statements, including claims linked to alleged state-linked detentions and politically sensitive incidents.
In a sharply worded reaction shared through his commentary, Muriisa suggested that the response from the media had shifted the narrative away from fear and toward confrontation over accountability.
“After threatening to shut down NTV and the Daily Monitor, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba may have expected fear and silence. Instead, Uganda’s most prominent media houses appear to have called his bluff,” he said.
Muriisa pointed to recent NTV Uganda broadcasts that revisited past controversies involving Muhoozi, framing the coverage as a direct challenge to authority.
The bulletin raised questions that have since gained traction in public discourse, including whether senior military figures can be considered above legal scrutiny.
“The broadcaster posed a question that is increasingly being asked across the country: Is Muhoozi Kainerugaba above the law?” he added.
The Daily Monitor has also continued publishing on the matter despite the reported threats, a move that commentators say signals an increasingly assertive stance by mainstream media in Uganda’s tense political environment.
Muriisa further argued that the situation has evolved beyond a media dispute into a broader constitutional and governance question.
He warned that the unfolding standoff raises difficult questions about institutional limits and press independence in a country where state security and media freedoms have often clashed.