Nairobi, Kenya, Jan 4 – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba has resurfaced, this time inquiring whether Nairobi’s Westlands upmarket is still available for sale.
The ‘tweeting general’ whose Twitter outburst on seizing Nairobi nearly culminated in a diplomatic tiff between Kenya and Uganda in October last year, does not seem to have learnt his lesson.
On October 3, Muhoozi sparked outrage from a section of Kenyans and Ugandans after he claimed that he and the Ugandan army would take control of Kenya’s capital Nairobi in less than two weeks.
Muhoozi, who was at the time serving as commander of the Uganda People Defence Forces (UPDF) land forces, posted the comments on his official Twitter account
He went on to ask where people would want him to reside in Nairobi once the Ugandan army takes over Kenya’s seat of power.
“After our army captures Nairobi, where should I live? Westlands? Riverside?” he asked on October 3.
Muhoozi also questioned why former President Uhuru Kenyatta failed to contest for a third term after his two-year term expired, arguing that Kenyatta would have easily won the country’s top seat if he had chosen to run.
Muhoozi’s Twitter outburst forced President Museveni to issue a statement asking Kenyans to forgive the East African Nation that borders Kenya over the tweets particularly related to the concluded August 9 polls.
Museveni’s statement was in relation to one of Muhoozi’s tweets where he had questioned why former President Uhuru Kenyatta failed to contest for a third term after his two-year term expired, arguing that Kenyatta would have easily won the country’s top seat if he had chosen to run.
President Museveni hailed Kenyans for maintaining peace during the elections that saw President William Ruto take over the reins of power.
“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,” Museveni stated.
“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. The only available legitimate forum is the Peer Review Mechanism of the African Union or confidential interactions among us or EAC and AU fora –not public comments,” he added.
Museveni went on to say that he had conveyed all those views including the apology confidentially to his Kenyan counterpart.
The Ugandan Head of State also asked for forgiveness from his countrymen who could have been “annoyed by one of their officials meddling in the affairs of brother Kenya.”
“I know for a fact that General Muhoozi is a passionate Pan-Africanist. However, the correct method for Pan-Africanists is confidential interactions or using the available fora (EAC and AU), especially if you are a public officer,” he added.
Museveni went on to elevate Muhoozi to the position of the General of Uganda People Defence Forces (UPDF) land forces after his controversial Twitter posts.
