The president of Uganda replaces his son as head of the Army after some controversial tweets

The Government distances itself from the words of Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who stated that he could take Nairobi “in two weeks”

Oct. 4 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, announced on Tuesday the appointment of Muhanga Kanyanja as the new head of the Army to replace his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, after the controversy of the last hours after the latter said that he could take ” in two weeks” the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.

Museveni has, however, promoted his son to the rank of general, while keeping him in the position of adviser to the Presidency in charge of special operations, according to the Chimp Reports portal. The Ugandan president’s own son has retweeted the news.

Just minutes earlier, the Ugandan government had distanced itself from Kainerugaba’s remarks, stressing that “it does not conduct its foreign policy and other official activities through social media nor does it rely on social media sources to discuss matters with other governments. sovereigns”.

Thus, the Ugandan Foreign Ministry has stressed in a statement that Uganda “appreciates the strong bilateral relations between the people and the Government of Kenya and Uganda through history, common values, mutual respect, trust and desire to build a Community of Unified East Africa”, after acknowledging the “debate” generated in social networks by the words of Museveni’s son.

“To this end, the Government of Uganda wishes to reiterate its commitment to good neighbourliness, peaceful coexistence and cooperation.” The statement has come before the commotion of the statements of Museveni’s son, which has continued this Tuesday with his controversial statements.

Kainerugaba began his remarks on Monday by extolling the figure of former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, whom he described as “an older brother” and “an incredible man.” “My only problem with my dear older brother is that he didn’t run for a third term. We would have won easily,” he said.

Kenyatta recently left office after failing to run for president after completing his two constitutional terms. The elections ended with the victory of his vice president, William Ruto, from whom he had distanced himself in recent years, coming to support the candidacy of former prime minister and opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Subsequently, Museveni’s son continued to post messages on his Twitter account, where he spoke of a “revolution” that Kenyans “will soon know about”. “It would only take me and my Army two weeks to take Nairobi,” he said, a message that has accumulated more than 6,200 retweets and nearly 8,900 responses.

“I am glad that members of our district in Kenya responded enthusiastically to my tweet. There are still two weeks left to be in Nairobi,” he said, before asking “where should I live once the (Ugandan) Army takes Nairobi.” .

“Kenyan brothers, we are going to be a country. Any war against us would end quickly. The borders established by the colonizers mean nothing to the revolutionaries. Nairobi!” Added Museveni’s son, who was later “happy” for ” scared the Kenyans a bit.

Along these lines, he stressed that “two weeks is a lot” and added that “in Nairobi in a week, for sure”, although he later said that “he would never attack the Kenyan Army” because his father “told him not to try”. “Our people in Kenya need to relax,” he added.

Kainerugaba later published a photo of himself asking “how many East Africans still love him”, while this same Tuesday he reiterated that “colonial borders must fall”.

“I had a good discussion with my father this morning. Apparently, my tweets have scared the Kenyans a lot. He will announce changes,” he said, before stressing that he has told Museveni that the East African countries “have decided to be a nation “.

“Threats will not prevent us from achieving the goal,” he said, before defending a union between Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. “No honorable man can allow these artificial and colonial borders to continue to exist. If our generation has men, these borders must fall,” she argued.

Later, he pointed out that after the creation of the “East African Federation”, Museveni will be president, Ruto will be vice president, Kenyatta will be foreign minister and he himself will be the commander of the unified forces. “After capturing Nairobi, I will take my wife for a ride,” he has settled.

For his part, the Ugandan ambassador in Nairobi, Hassan Galiwango, has been summoned to a meeting with the Kenyan Foreign Minister, Alfred Mutua, who has confirmed the meeting and has indicated on his Twitter account that “interesting issues have been discussed “. Mutua has also applauded the statement from the Ugandan Foreign Ministry with “clarifications”.