Museveni’s son and military chief of Uganda threatens to kill and extinguish opposition
Uganda’s army chief and son of President Yoweri Museveni, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has sparked outrage after posting violent threats against the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) on social media.
In a series of posts on X, Kainerugaba claimed responsibility for killings of opposition supporters and threatened further violence. He described himself as a “prophet” and said the NUP would be “removed and extinguished” from Uganda. He also threatened to kill opposition members “on sight” and singled out opposition leader Bobi Wine, referring to him by a nickname, ‘Kabobi.’
“Kabobi,” a Swahili term meaning “small Bobi,” is a derogatory nickname used by Kainerugaba, to refer to opposition leader Bobi Wine, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.
“Now I tell you that NUP will be removed and extinguished from our land like a bad dream! We have killed 22 NUP terrorists since last week. I'm praying the 23rd is Kabobi. We will kill on sight all NUP so called 'Foot Soldiers',” his tweet read in part.
Kainerugaba, who is also the commander of Uganda’s land forces, said only President Museveni could stop him.
The comments come amid heightened tensions following Uganda’s disputed elections, which the opposition says were marked by fraud, military intimidation and repression.
President Museveni who won his seventh term in office has been in power since 1986 and has amended the constitution twice to remove age and term limits.
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