Ugandan Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and son of President Yoweri Museveni, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has threatened to ban Standard Media in Uganda.
This follows Standard’s front-page story on Friday, February 28, accompanied by Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s image in full military fatigues, which read ‘Four-Star Brat.’
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The newspaper’s front page was dedicated to snippets of Muhoozi’s bio and his controversial posts on social media platform X.
The Standard Media reported that Muhoozi has made controversial statements that threaten the regional peace, family units and the media.
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“We are taking action on Neo-colonial media based in Kenya like Standard Kenya. It is going to be completely banned in Uganda!” Muhoozi warned.
The Mombasa Road-based media had highlighted four tweets by Muhoozi, which, according to them, are threats to international peace and press freedom.
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Gen Muhoozi 4 Controversial Tweets
January 20, 2023
“I will capture Nairobi for sure! That’s my hometown. If any Kenyan tries to prevent me. He’ll be in soup! We will drink him for dinner. My father can sack me again if he wants.
February 15, 2025
“I want to say one more thing. My blood is being killed in Bunia, Eastern DRC. My people, the Bahima are being attacked. That’s a very dangerous situation for those attacking my people. No one on this earth can kill my people and think he will not suffer for it!
February 22, 2025
“There was nothing normal about your relationship with my father. You found a happy home and tried to wreck it. You’re a disaster of a woman!! You didn’t leave. Mzee kicked you out of the house in December of 1986, dragged you to the car while you were crying and sent you to your parents.
February 23, 2025
My office will soon begin an audit on all media houses. These are the instructions of the Commander-in-Chief. All of you will report to my office from now!
Ugandans Call Out Standard Media
The bold coverage, also dug into the Ugandan opposition leader Kizze Besigye, his wife Winnie Byanyima and Museveni “love triangle”.
Uganda’s Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, had earlier called out the Standard newspaper for what he claimed was the publication of fake news, which he said showed blatant disrespect towards our supreme leader, Muhoozi.
“We demand accountability for their actions and suggest a temporary or permanent ban in Uganda and friendly countries, unless they’re willing to rectify their actions,” he said.
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He stated that he will communicate with boarder agencies & custom not to allow “fake papers” in our Uganda or else they apologize.
Meanwhile, members of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) have announced plans to demonstrate at the Kenyan High Commission in Kampala next week, protesting what they call unfair media treatment of Gen Muhoozi.
“PLU is going to hold an energetic demonstration at the Kenyan High Commission next week on Wednesday,” Kabanda, the general secretary of the loose group PLU, said.
“They burnt our High Commission last year and we did not respond, now one of their newspapers has insulted our PLU Chairma, we will respond with full force!”
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