Museveni's Son in the Spotlight After Controversial Tweets

The leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi known as Bobi Wine has said the promotion of Lieutenant-General Muhoozi Kainerugaba to the rank of general is a step towards his eventual coronation as president of Uganda.

Kyagulanyi's remarks came hours after President Yoweri Museveni promoted Kainerugaba to full general. Kyagulanyi claimed that Museveni and his son have been the chief perpetrators and beneficiaries of the worst human rights violations against the people of Uganda.

The change that saw Muhoozi dropped as commander of the country's land forces stem from the recent twitter meltdown in which he said he would only need two weeks with his army to capture Kenya's capital, Nairobi.

Following the first son's Twitter meltdown, several people in both Uganda and Kenya raised concern over the impact on the relations between the two neighbouring countries.

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Lieutenant-General Muhoozi Kainerugaba (file photo).

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