Ugandan president apologises for son’s tweets on annexing Kenya

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, 48, is outspoken on social media, typically buying and selling barbs with opposition and speaking overseas coverage.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has apologised to Kenya after his son, a normal, tweeted threats to invade the neighbouring nation and seize its capital in two weeks.

“I ask our Kenyan brothers and sisters to forgive us for tweets despatched by Basic Muhoozi,” Museveni stated in a press release on Wednesday, including that public officers shouldn’t intervene within the affairs of different international locations.

“I do know for a undeniable fact that Basic Muhoozi is a passionate Pan-Africanist,” the president stated. “Nevertheless, the proper methodology for Pan-Africanists is confidential interactions or utilizing the out there [forums].”

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, 48, is outspoken on social media, incessantly sparring with opposition figures and weighing into politics. He later stated he made the feedback about Kenya in jest.

Uganda’s opposition and analysts have lengthy believed 78-year-old Museveni, who has dominated the nation since 1986, is making ready his son to take over when he retires.

The overall was essential in restoring relations between Uganda and neighbouring Rwanda this yr after an almost two-year row between his father and President Paul Kagame.

Kainerugaba was faraway from his put up as commander of land forces on Tuesday after sending a flurry of tweets suggesting Uganda and Kenya drop their colonial borders and be united.

“It wouldn’t take us, my military and me, 2 weeks to seize Nairobi,” he wrote.

On the similar time, Kainerugaba was promoted to the rank of four-star normal to encourage him for his optimistic contributions, Museveni stated, including that he had spoken to his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, in regards to the matter.

This week, Kainerugaba’s social media posts drew indignant reactions from Kenyans and prompted Uganda’s overseas affairs ministry to challenge a press release asking Nairobi to ignore his feedback.