# Daily Monitor

> Daily Monitor is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Uganda. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Lean left**.

- **Domain:** monitor.co.ug
- **Website:** https://www.monitor.co.ug/
- **Country:** Uganda
- **Region:** Africa
- **Language:** English (alongside Luganda)
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Lean left
- **Founded:** 1992

## About

Uganda's most prominent independent English daily covers a country whose press environment has narrowed sharply through Museveni-era pressure: the Daily Monitor has navigated repeated regulatory pressures and a 2013 office siege while maintaining its position as the principal critical English voice. The pace is broadsheet-measured and the register relatively progressive, with editorials that have generally pushed back against government framing on contested national topics. Its Nation Media Group ownership keeps the paper inside East Africa's most established independent media network.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Privately owned; published by Nation Media Group
- **Funding:** Subscription, advertising and digital revenue
- **Focus areas:** Ugandan politics, business, sport, regional affairs, civil society; principal independent English daily


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Latest headlines

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- [Are Ugandans getting too comfortable with HIV/Aids?](https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/letters/are-ugandans-getting-too-comfortable-with-hiv-aids--5577042) — 2026-08-31T07:30:09.000Z
- [Fear as scary leaflets return in Masaka](https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/fear-as-scary-leaflets-return-in-masaka-5577032) — 2026-08-31T07:24:24.000Z
- [Everybody has a right to clean water](https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/oped/editorial/everybody-has-a-right-to-clean-water-5577036) — 2026-08-31T07:20:43.000Z
- [Jinja land office backlog exposes staffing, infrastructure gaps despite digital gains](https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/jinja-land-office-backlog-exposes-staffing-infrastructure-gaps-despite-digital-gains-5577014) — 2026-08-31T07:12:24.000Z
- [Mothers Union challenged to blend faith with fight against poverty](https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/mothers-union-challenged-to-blend-faith-with-fight-against-poverty-5576960) — 2026-08-31T06:48:16.000Z
- [Inside battle over Shs2b food deal at Parliament](https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/inside-battle-over-shs2b-food-deal-at-parliament-5576950) — 2026-08-31T06:45:52.000Z
- [Tooro at crossroads as questions hang over King Oyo's successor](https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/tooro-at-crossroads-as-questions-hang-over-king-oyo-s-successor-5576928) — 2026-08-31T06:23:02.000Z
- [From boy king to global ambassador](https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/from-boy-king-to-global-ambassador-5576924) — 2026-08-31T05:59:22.000Z

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-08. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 7 (4 themes).

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