General Muhoozi Kainerugaba of Uganda has apologized to Kenyan President William Ruto for tweeting threats to invade and seize the neighboring nation’s capital within two weeks.
Kenyans were incensed by Gen Kainerugaba’s statements, which led his father, President Yoweri Museveni, to apologize to Kenya.
The general stated he had never had a quarrel with President Ruto in his apology on Thursday night.
“If I made a mistake anyplace,” he said, “please forgive me as his younger brother.”
Uganda’s foreign ministry released a statement expressing its “commitment to good neighborliness (and) peaceful coexistence”) with Kenya in response to the Kenya invasion post on social media.
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Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, known as “the tweeting general” of Uganda, has recently incited resentment among some Ugandans who view his frequent remarks on Twitter as provocative and occasionally even hazardous.
Addis Abeba was outraged by his tweets supporting rebels in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, as well as his opinions on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Guinea’s coup last year.
Long accused of preparing his 48-year-old son to take over when he inevitably steps down, Mr. Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, has always denied the accusation.
