Uganda President Yoweri Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kaneirugaba in early October published a series of improbable statements on his official Twitter handle.
Known for his surprising and often undiplomatic tweets, Museveni’s son particularly said that it would only take “two weeks for his army to capture Nairobi” Kenya’s capital city.
“Once our army has captured Nairobi, where should I live? Westlands? Riverside?” he added, citing areas around the Kenyan capital.
Muhoozi further added that he was disappointed that Uhuru Kenyatta had not run for a third term in Kenya’s latest presidential polls held on Tuesday, August 9.
As such, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Monday, October 17, that his outspoken son would stay off Twitter when it comes to affairs of state.
In an interview with a local Ugandan television station, Uganda’s veteran politician said his son would not comment on the politics of the region.
He said Uganda’s powerful general Muhoozi Kainerugaba, 48, would still be able to take to social media as long as he restricts himself to comments about sports.
“He will leave Twitter. We have this discussion. Twitter is not a problem. The problem is what you are tweeting about,” Museveni said.
“Talking about other countries and partisan politics of Uganda is something he should not do and he will not do it,” Museveni added.
This comes just days after Museveni apologized to Kenya over his son’s provocative tweets.
In a statement to Kenya’s President William Ruto, Museveni, one of Africa’s longest-serving Head of State said his son acted negatively as a public officer.
“I ask our Kenyan brothers and sisters to forgive us for tweets sent by General Muhoozi, former Commander of Land Forces here, regarding the election matters in that great country,
“It is not correct for Public officers, be they civilian or military, to comment or interfere in any way, in the internal affairs of brother countries,” Museveni said.
