Ugandan general barred from tweeting by his president father

A Ugandan general has insisted he will not let his president father ban him from Twitter – a day after he was told to leave the social media platform after he threatened in a tweet to invade neighbouring Kenya.
By Jane Bradley
Published 19th Oct 2022, 13:08 BST
Updated 19th Oct 2022, 13:09 BST
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Muhoozi Kainerugaba said "no-one will ban him from anything", despite President Yoweri Museveni having to issue a public apology and diplomatic meetings to reaffirm ties with Kenya following his son's comments two weeks ago.

General Kainerugaba passed off his suggestions that he would invade Kenya as a joke after being accused of jeopardising relations between the two countries, saying his father “told me never to attempt it”.

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The president sacked his 48-year-old son as commander of the army's land forces following his comments. However, he promoted him to the rank of general and retained him as his adviser.

Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni.Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni.
Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba is son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni.

Earlier this week, the president said the general would steer clear of "talking about other countries and partisan politics of Uganda" on Twitter. It is widely believed he is expecting his son to succeed him as president.