General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s latest social media tirade threatening to deport European Union diplomats is not just immature—it is a diplomatic disgrace that has flung Uganda further into international ridicule. This is no longer about harmless tweets; this is about a reckless, power-drunk man-child intoxicated by undeserved privilege, tarnishing Uganda’s already fragile image.
The warning from General Salim Saleh, President Museveni’s brother and Muhoozi’s uncle, is damning. Saleh didn’t sugarcoat it. He practically admitted the nation made a catastrophic mistake by ever letting Muhoozi wear army boots. “Perhaps he shouldn’t have been in the military,” Saleh said. That’s not a small slip of the tongue. That is a confession from within the rotten womb of the Museveni dynasty—a sign that even they know Muhoozi is a disaster.
It’s a bitter irony that while Uganda sinks under corruption, repression, and skyrocketing unemployment, Muhoozi finds time to wage war on diplomacy using Twitter. The same EU he is threatening to deport provides Uganda with hundreds of millions in aid and development assistance. But this spoiled prince, bred in arrogance and cloaked in undeserved rank, feels invincible enough to insult those who hold Uganda’s crumbling infrastructure on life support.
Make no mistake—Muhoozi is not a general. He is a pampered political parasite disguised in camouflage. His rise in the military was not earned through grit or merit but was handed to him on a golden platter forged by nepotism. Every tweet he makes is a reminder that Uganda is no longer a nation governed by competence or vision, but by a hereditary circus where generals tweet threats like hormonal teenagers.
The 2026 general elections now hang in the balance, haunted by the prospect of this digital dictator rising to power. Uganda doesn’t need another military tyrant masquerading as a saviour. We’ve had four decades of one already—Muhoozi’s father. Do we really need another who threatens diplomats and flirts with delusions of grandeur online?
Salim Saleh’s comments must not be ignored. They are a cry from within the belly of the beast. If even the old guard of Museveni’s empire is worried, then the public must brace for worse. Muhoozi’s tweets are not a joke. They are warnings. Warnings of what Uganda will become if this unhinged general ever lays hands on executive power—a nation of threats, isolation, and humiliation.
Ugandans must reject this dynasty of entitlement and say no to rule by tweets, tantrums, and tribal entitlement. Muhoozi is not a leader. He is Uganda’s greatest national embarrassment.
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