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Vol 66 No 12

Published 13th June 2025


Uganda

Muhoozi attacks regime insiders

As the president seeks to build bridges ahead of 2026 elections, his son is throwing online bombs at powerful figures

Social media attacks on rivals by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the president’s son and head of Uganda’s military, are widening divisions in the ruling family. Over the past few years, Muhoozi has used Twitter/X to intimidate opposition critics, but more recently he has been attacking members of the first family and their allies. This is deepening divisions at the palace and in the ruling party, undermining 80-year-old President Yoweri Museveni’s hold on power ahead of elections next year.

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