KAMPALA, Uganda
Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda President Yoweri Museveni, has hinted on being demoted in the Ugandan army following his controversial tweets about Kenya.
Muhoozi on Tuesday morning
said he had a discussion with his father and that new changes will be made
public soon.
“Had
a good discussion with my great father this morning. Apparently, my tweets
scared Kenyans too much? He will announce the changes. There is a special
prayer I shall make for our army.”
This comes hours after a
Twitter account associated with him posted chilling tweets that
turned into an embarrassing diplomatic tiff between Kenya and Uganda. In the tweet, which has since been
deleted, he warned that he would only need two weeks with his army to
capture Nairobi (the capital city of Kenya).
He started off by blaming
former President Uhuru Kenyatta for not contesting for a third term in the
August 2022 polls adding that the retired President could have easily won the
election.
My only problem with my beloved big brother is that he
didn't stand for a third term. We would have won easily! pic.twitter.com/6fmsJSXkii
With Mr Kenyatta being barred
by the Kenyan Constitution from contesting for a third term, Muhoozi suggested
that he should have followed his father’s footsteps by changing the
Constitution to remain in power.
Haha! I love my Kenyan relatives. Constitution? Rule of
law? You must be joking! For us there is only the Revolution and you will soon
learn about it!
— Muhoozi Kainerugaba
(@mkainerugaba) October
3, 2022
President Museveni, 78, has
twice benefitted from a change of the Constitution to rule Uganda for close to
four decades having moved to remove the term and age limits from the
Constitution.
Muhoozi, who is a commander in
the Ugandan military, went on to brag that his tweet on toppling President
William Ruto’s government had gained the much needed traction saying, “I’m
happy that members of our district in Kenya, have responded enthusiastically to
my tweet. It’s still 2 weeks to Nairobi! After our army captures Nairobi, where
should I live? Westlands? Riverside?”
After our army captures Nairobi, where should I live?
Westlands? Riverside?
— Muhoozi Kainerugaba
(@mkainerugaba) October
3, 2022
The tweets had since attracted
varying opinions from Ugandan and Kenyan leaders with Muhoozi eating a humble
pie saying it was all a joke.
“I'm glad that I have scared
you Kenyans a bit! Two weeks is long. Nairobi in one week for sure! Aided by my
brothers from Carnival!”
I'm glad that I have scared you Kenyans a bit! Two weeks
is long. Nairobi in one week for sure! Aided by my brothers from Carnival!
— Muhoozi Kainerugaba
(@mkainerugaba) October
3, 2022
He then went on to assure
Kenyans that he would never wedge a war on the Kenyan army.
I would never beat up the Kenyan army because my father
told me never to attempt it! So our people in Kenya should relax!
— Muhoozi Kainerugaba
(@mkainerugaba) October
3, 2022
The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Uganda has distanced itself from comments made by
Uganda's commander of the Uganda People's Defence Force Muhoozi Kainerugaba
which have since sparked a heated debate on social media.
in a statement on Tuesday,
clarified that they do not subscribe to Muhoozi's statement, emphasizing that
they treasure the relationship between Uganda and Kenya.
"The Ministry wishes to
emphasize that the Government and the people of the Republic of Uganda treasure
the existing strong bilateral relations between the people and the Government
of the Republic of Kenya based on our shared history, common values, mutual
respect, trust and the desire to build a unified East African Community,"
read part of the statement.Courtesy
"To this end, the
Government of the Republic of Uganda wishes to reiterate its commitment to good
neighbourliness, peaceful co-existence and cooperation."
The ministry further noted
that it does not run its foreign policy affairs or official business through
social media platforms affirming that they hold dear the ties between the two
nations.
"The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs wishes to clarify that the Government of the Republic of Uganda does
not conduct its Foreign Policy and other official business through social media
nor does it depend on social media sources in dealing with other sovereign Governments,"
read the statement.
"The Government of the
Republic of Uganda, therefore, wishes to reiterate its cordial relationship
with the Republic of Kenya and assure the people and the Government of the
Republic of Kenya of our harmonious relationship that we value." -
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