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Uganda President’s Son Who Threatened to Seize Nairobi Removed From Military Post -Reports

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni removed his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba from the post of the commander of the country's ground forces, after... 04.10.2022, Sputnik International

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On Monday, Kainerugaba said on Twitter that it would take him and his army two weeks to capture Nairobi. On the next day, Kainerugaba said that he had a good discussion with his father and that Museveni "will announce the changes."Ugandan newspaper Monitor reported that although Museveni removed his son from the post, Kainerugaba was promoted to the rank of general - the highest in the military hierarchy of Uganda’s defense forces.Kayanja Muhanga will replace Kainerugaba as commander of the ground forces, the newspaper added.

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Uganda President’s Son Who Threatened to Seize Nairobi Removed From Military Post -Reports

20:22 GMT 04.10.2022 (Updated: 13:20 GMT 14.11.2022)

© AFP 2023 / PETER BUSOMOKEThe son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba attends a ceremony in which he was promoted from Brigadier to Major General at the country's military headquarters in Kampala on May 25, 2016. - The son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, has rejected claims that he plans to succeed his father, reports said Thursday. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, speaking on May 25 after he was promoted from Brigadier to Major General, heading the Special Forces Command (SFC), said he was "happy with being in the military", the government-owned New Vision newspaper reported. (Photo by PETER BUSOMOKE / AFP)

The son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, Major General Muhoozi Kainerugaba attends a ceremony in which he was promoted from Brigadier to Major General at the country's military headquarters in Kampala on May 25, 2016. - The son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, has rejected claims that he plans to succeed his father, reports said Thursday. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, speaking on May 25 after he was promoted from Brigadier to Major General, heading the Special Forces Command (SFC), said he was happy with being in the military, the government-owned New Vision newspaper reported. (Photo by PETER BUSOMOKE / AFP) - Sputnik International, 1920, 04.10.2022

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni removed his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba from the post of the commander of the country's ground forces, after he made a statement about the possibility of capturing the capital of neighboring Kenya, Ugandan media reported on Tuesday.

Ugandan newspaper Monitor reported that although Museveni removed his son from the post, Kainerugaba was promoted to the rank of general - the highest in the military hierarchy of Uganda’s defense forces.

Kayanja Muhanga will replace Kainerugaba as commander of the ground forces, the newspaper added.