Parliament has granted accreditation to 116 journalists to cover its proceedings in 2026, but every major outlet under the Nation Media Group (NMG) remains barred.
An analysis by this website shows a stark divide in access. While state-owned and pro-government reporters have been cleared, staff from NTV Uganda, Daily Monitor, Spark TV and KFM are missing from the official list.
The blanket ban triggered a sharp response from NMG executives recently. Susan Nsibirwa, the managing director of NMG Uganda, said the move was a blow to transparency.
“It is a sad day for the country,” Ms Nsibirwa said, describing the exclusion as an attempt to control the narrative around public institutions.
She noted that the group had not received a formal explanation for why its journalists were being locked out of a taxpayer-funded parliament.
The blockade comes amid growing tension between the legislature and independent media over “quality” reporting on parliamentary spending.
Critics argue that by selecting who can and cannot enter the chamber, authorities are effectively “filtering” the news reaching the Ugandan public.
Our interactive database below allows you to search the full list of accredited reporters and see which outlets have been left in the dark.
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CORRECTION: The original headline for this article stated that 116 media outlets were accredited. The figure applies to journalists, not media outlets.
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