#Kainerugaba Muhoozi

[tomorrowusa]

Uganda is Africa's most homophobic country. And the hatred unleashed there by the government and extremist religious groups has led to violence.

A prominent Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist is in a critical condition after he was stabbed on his way to work on Wednesday by unknown assailants on a motorbike.

Steven Kabuye, 25, suffered knife wounds and was left for dead in the assault on the outskirts of the capital Kampala before being found by local residents, police said. Human rights defenders have been warning about the risk of attacks on members of the LGBTQ+ community after Uganda last year adopted what is considered one of the harshest anti-gay laws in the world. Kabuye told detectives investigating the incident that he had been receiving death threats, according to a statement issued by police spokesperson Patrick Onyango. “According to Mr Kabuye, two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle, wearing helmets, approached him. The passenger jumped off and attacked him, specifically targeting his neck with a knife,” Onyango said. “Kabuye managed to shield his neck with his right arm, resulting in a stab wound to his hand. Despite attempting to flee, the assailants chased and stabbed him in the stomach and left him for dead,” he said, adding that local residents had found him and taken him to a medical clinic.

You can in certain instances get the death penalty for being gay in Uganda. The assailants probably felt it was their duty to try to murder Steven Kabuye.

In May last year, Uganda adopted anti-gay legislation containing provisions making “aggravated homosexuality” a potentially capital offence and setting out penalties for consensual same-sex relations of up to life in prison. Homosexuality has long been illegal in Uganda under a colonial-era law criminalising sexual activity “against the order of nature”, with life imprisonment possible for a conviction. The new law added further offences and punishments. Kabuye had posted on X that he was deeply concerned about the consequences of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023. “This law violates basic human rights and sets a dangerous precedent for discrimination and persecution against the LGBTQ+ community. Let us stand together in solidarity and fight against bigotry and hate,” he wrote.

Uganda is a good place to avoid even if locals just think you are LGBTQ+.

Uganda's homophobic President Yoweri Museveni seized power in January of 1986. That's so long ago that the Space Shuttle Challenger was still intact when he began his reign as de facto president for life. According to the journal Foreign Policy, Museveni may be looking to turn Uganda into a North Korea-style monarchy without crowns.

Politics in Uganda has become a parable of dynastic decay. For 37 years, President Yoweri Museveni has ruled with a supporting cast of relatives, army officers, and hangers-on. They see themselves as the only ones capable of running the country—and have profited handsomely from doing so. Museveni has twice had the constitution rewritten to remove limits on his rule. But he is now 78, and he cannot rewrite biology. Enter his 49-year-old son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba: a hard-drinking, trash-tweeting soldier who considers himself “the most handsome General on earth.” After a rapid promotion through the army ranks, Kainerugaba says he wants to run for president at the next election in 2026.

Uganda is part of the corrupt Axis of Homophobia which includes Russia and Iran. It deserves the same opprobrium which is directed at those decrepit régimes.

[allthegeopolitics]

Senior British government officials have congratulated the newly appointed head of the Ugandan army, a man accused of torture, in a move that has been called “absurd” and “disappointing”. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s new chief of defence forces and son of President Yoweri Museveni, received a congratulatory letter from Britain’s most senior military officer, Adm Sir Tony Radakin, at a meeting with the British high commissioner, Kate Airey, and the British defence attache. Kainerugaba and Museveni, who has ruled Uganda since 1986, have been accused of sponsoring violence and abusing critics. A dossier of evidence detailing allegations of torture and arbitrary arrests was filed to the international criminal court in July last year. Both have denied the claims. “It’s really very absurd,” said Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, an award-winning satirical writer, who says he was tortured in prison and is now in exile because his work humiliated Museveni.

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State House to Renew Dorothy Kisaka KCCA Contract

First Son Gen Muhooz Kainerugaba and KCCA ED Dorothy Kisaka- Courtesy photo A section of city dwellers have asked if Dorothy Kisaka’s contract at Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA as Executive Director would be renewed. HICGI News Agency can confirm from sources near President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni that the soft-spoken lawyer and corporate executive who assumed office on 21st July 2021 will…

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Team chairman Toyota congratulates General Muhoozi on new promotion

Team chairman Toyota congratulates General Muhoozi on new promotion

Muhoozi Kainerugaba recently got promoted to the rank of general and that could not go without celebrations from his supporters and fans who yesterday flocked Bombo as the now General was receiving his new decoration. Amongst his most notable supporters is Chairman Toyota who mobilised his team and were present to witness General Muhoozi Kainerugaba receive his new rank. Team MK Chairman rode,…

[radiohalisi]

Ruto assures Kenya, Uganda ties are intact despite Muhoozi’s invasion tweet

Ruto assures Kenya, Uganda ties are intact despite Muhoozi’s invasion tweet

President William Ruto has re-affirmed that Kenya and Uganda ties are intact despite his Uganda’s counterpart Yoweri Museveni’s military son Muhoozi Kainerugaba threatening to invade Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. President Ruto who spoke during Uganda’s 60th independence anniversary celebrations stated that Kenya and Uganda will remain friends in pursuit of prosperity of the East African Community…

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Museveni apologizes on behalf of his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba

Museveni apologizes on behalf of his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba

Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda, has apologized to Kenyans after his son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s comments sparked controversy and unrest. By suggesting that former President Uhuru Kenyatta should have run for a third term, Museveni said that it was improper for his son to make such comments about the political anxiety in Kenya. Museveni said in a statement dated Wednesday, October 5,…

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4 Oct 22

[africabriefingsblog]

Ugandan president's son vows to combat corruption in military

MUHOOZI Kainerugaba, the son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, has assumed the role of Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, pledging to combat corruption within the military ranks. This move, widely perceived as accelerating his path to eventually succeed his father, comes amid ongoing speculation about succession plans within the East African nation. President Museveni, who has held power in…

[businesspr]

Uganda’s Leader Names Son to Top Post, Fueling Talk of a Succession Plan

Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who has a reputation for provocative late-night tweets, has been working to position himself as heir apparent to his father, President Yoweri Museveni. source https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/22/world/africa/uganda-president-son.html

[hicginewsagency]

Is Museveni stepping down in 2026?

By Dr. Muniini K. Mulera Dr Muniini K. Mulera Dear Tingasiga: Many Ugandan political commentators appear to be convinced that the “presidential succession” game is already in play. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has already been anointed the leading candidate. Numerous people, at home and abroad, are falling over each other to be seen to be Muhoozi loyalists and…

[radiohalisi]

Freemasons used Muhoozi to divert attention, Miguna claims

Freemasons used Muhoozi to divert attention, Miguna claims

The embattled lawyer Miguna Miguna now claims President Yoweri Museveni’s son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba was not himself when he caused a tweeter meltdown. Miguna claims he was being used to divert attention, terming it a genius move. With Muhoozi threatening to capture Nairobi hours after Freemasons interview, Miguna says it was a stroke of genius. “East African freemasons are either extremely adept…

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Museveni justifies his decision to promote his son to full general.

Museveni justifies his decision to promote his son to full general.

Amidst a commotion in Kenya, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has given an explanation for why he promoted his son. After declaring that he would take control of Nairobi in two weeks, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the previous leader of the Uganda People’s Defence Force, was elevated to the rank of full general. As a result of the outcry, Museveni apologized. Museveni stated that his son should not…

[drdanojowa]

Museveni hasn't attended the Sell-Africa-Cheap so-called Italy-Africa Summit in Rome. When I, Dr Dan Ojowa, finally become President of Kenya I'll work closely with such a noble true father of Africa or his incoming successor Muhoozi Kainerugaba. A fine stone breeds a fine tool.

[zvaigzdelasas]

Who will succeed [Ugandan] President Yoweri Museveni, and under what circumstances? [...]

The issue looms over Ugandan politics. However, there is no real debate on the issue. [...]

A new European Union Policy Paper wants to change that. The policy paper, which is research designed to provide clear recommendations for European Union (EU) policy makers, argues that the international community needs to use its foreign policy tools to place the transition issue at the centre of its engagement with the Museveni government. [...]

“It requires the EU to be bold,” the paper adds.[...]

The authors of the paper say the EU’s role on the transition issue is particularly important in a context where EU security and migration policies have been perceived as decoupled from its commitments to democracy. [...]

Titled: `Uganda’s future: navigating a precarious transition, the role of the international community’ the paper argues that the current institutional context—characterised by patronage, corruption, and a strong personalisation—makes the transition from Museveni highly unpredictable, and potentially very costly.

It wants the `transition question’ to be debated publicly[...]

The paper says the transition question highlights the increasingly authoritarian nature of Museveni’s regime [...]

The paper says the international community must force Museveni’s hand using its budget support.

“Budget support, which is especially vulnerable to misuse in Uganda’s fragile democratic context, must be suspended in favour of other forms of aid,” it says.[...]

The paper recommends that EU appoints a military attaché as a means to cultivate relationships with a more diverse range of actors in Uganda. [...]

In a rather outdated tone, under what it calls, “broadening the conversation”, the paper recommends that the international community should elevate the capacity of actors in Ugandan civil society, independent media and local communities, to speak out about the transition. [...]

“Any transition will need to be owned by Ugandan citizens,” it says but adds, “The EU should encourage initiatives by these groups to weigh in on Uganda’s political future”. [...]

It adds that the EU should find novel ways to improve civil society’s access to interact directly with donors on their needs and strengthen its protection mechanisms for human rights defenders. [...]

The paper says that broadly speaking, there are two possible scenarios for the transition in Uganda, each of which has similar consequences.

In the first scenario, the president-for-life option, Museveni remains in power until his death. [...]

“There is a high risk of a disorderly, unconstitutional, and violent clash over a potential [successor] candidate,” the paper says, [...]

In a second possible transition, Museveni’s son Muhoozi Kainerugaba would take power. Muhoozi has over the years rapidly risen through the ranks of the Army: initially as commander of the Presidential Guard Brigade, which eventually evolved into the Special Forces Command (SFC), created in 2008, and currently as the commander of the Army’s land forces. [...]

If Muhoozi becomes the successor—in the case of the sudden death of the President, through an arranged transition, or through (flawed) elections— the consequences are equally unpredictable. [...]

With a pessimistic note, it cites other research which fears that the country may be sitting on a ‘time bomb’, particularly in terms of violence against the ruling region and ethnicities.

Ethnicity played a particularly important role in the 2021 elections. For the first time in multi-party elections under Museveni, the main opposition candidate, Bobi Wine, or Robert Kyagulanyi, did not originate from the Western region, but from Buganda. His party, the National Unity Platform, was portrayed as an ethnic Baganda party.

The overall situation is potentially explosive, with ethnicity coming increasingly to the foreground. Ethnic tensions are hotly debated on social media and political events are increasingly seen through an ethnic lens. [...]

Of course, the Ugandan population will determine its own future, but other countries—and donor countries in particular—have a role to play as well. [...]

The research is supported by the Open Society European Policy Institute; which is the EU policy and advocacy branch of the Open Society Foundations network [...]

2 Jul 22

[africabriefingsblog]

Uganda's Museveni appoints son as top military commander amid controversy

UGANDA’S President Yoweri Museveni stirred controversy on Thursday by appointing his son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as the country’s top military commander, fuelling speculation about succession plans and dynastic rule in the East African nation. Kainerugaba’s appointment comes amid growing concerns among Ugandans about the president’s perceived grooming of his eldest son for the presidency.…