Arrested generals and a threatened VP: President’s son fuels Ugandan succession fever
In Uganda’s military, even senior generals are finding that their rank offers little protection from the wrath of the country’s powerful army chief. Over the past 15 months, at least a dozen generals and senior officers have been arrested under Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of President Yoweri Museveni, in a crackdown [...] The post Arrested generals and a threatened VP:…
In Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni's son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has been leading a crackdown on senior military officers, arresting at least a dozen generals and senior officers in the past 15 months. The arrests have caused unrest within the military ranks and have fueled speculation about who will succeed Museveni, who has ruled the country for four decades.
Gen Kainerugaba, who is widely seen as a potential successor, has threatened Vice-President Jessica Alupo with dismissal and possible arrest, while suggesting he should take her position. The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has dismissed claims that its senior leadership has rejected a proposal to back Gen Kainerugaba as the next president, describing the claims as "completely false".
The tension between the military and the NRM has raised questions about the nature of the arrests, with some seeing them as part of an anti-corruption drive and others viewing them as an effort to sideline military officers opposed to Gen Kainerugaba's presidential ambitions.
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