Uganda police besiege Monitor Publications building in Kampala on May 20, 2013. Photo/COURTESY
By FREDERIC MUSISI and sisi & ISMAIL MUSA LADU
Posted Monday, May 20 2013 at 12:57
Posted Monday, May 20 2013 at 12:57
Uganda Police have raided Monitor Publications Limited (MPL) in Kampala and barred staff from accessing the premise. However, no official communication has been issued over the raid.
The police are said to have surrounded the premise at around midday barring employees from leaving or gaining entry into the building.
MPL Managing Director Mr Alex Assimwe said the situation was ‘surprising and unfortunate’.
“We are seeing police men wielding guns but no one is giving us a communication on what is happening.” Mr Assimwe said. “But we are trying to make sure the situation normalises as early as possible.”
Other reports also indicate that the Red Pepper Newspaper, is also currently under police siege.
Security sources say the Ugandan government is cracking the whip over media’s reporting of the frenzy surrounding President Yoweri Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s possible prospects for being president – dubbed by Coordinator of Intelligence Services Gen David Sejusa as “Muhoozi Project”.
The Monitor is a publication of the Nation Media Group.
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