Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni apologised to Kenyans for tweets sent out by his son General Muhoozi Kainerugaba.
“I ask our Kenyan brothers and sisters to forgive us for tweets sent by General Muhoozi, former Commander of Land Forces here, regarding the election matters in that great country,” he said in a statement.
“It is not correct for Public officers, be they civilian or military, to comment or interfere in any way, in the internal affairs of brother countries. The only available legitimate forum is the Peer Review Mechanism of the African Union or confidential interactions among us or EAC and AU fora –not public comments.”
Dear Ugandans, the brotherly people of Kenya, and all East Africans. I greet all of you.
I ask our Kenyan brothers and sisters to forgive us for the tweets sent by General Muhoozi.Below is my full statement https://t.co/2xQjFNge2G pic.twitter.com/CmgnknFpUt
— Yoweri K Museveni (@KagutaMuseveni) October 5, 2022
Muhoozi stirred an uproar online early this week when he tweeted that Uganda will capture Nairobi within two weeks, prompting an online battle between Kenyans on twitter (KOT) and Ugandans.
It wouldn't take us, my army and me, 2 weeks to capture Nairobi.
— Muhoozi Kainerugaba (@mkainerugaba) October 3, 2022
He also tweeted that Kenya’s former President Uhuru Kenyatta would have won the election had he run for a third term.
My only problem with my beloved big brother is that he didn't stand for a third term. We would have won easily! pic.twitter.com/6fmsJSXkii
— Muhoozi Kainerugaba (@mkainerugaba) October 3, 2022
Museveni professed that his son is a passionate Pan-Africanist.
He reiterated that the tweets made were not the correct way for Muhoozi to handle his grievances against the recently concluded Kenyan elections.
“However, the correct method for Pan-Africanists is confidential interactions or using the available fora (EAC and AU), especially if you are a Public officer,” he said.
In the subsequent tweets, he mocked replies from tweeps that it would have been against the Constitution.
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“Haha! I love my Kenyan relatives. Constitution? Rule of law? You must be joking! For us there is only the Revolution and you will soon learn about it,” he said.
He went ahead and threated to invade Kenya and take control over Nairobi.
“It wouldn’t take us, my army and me, 2 weeks to capture Nairobi.”
Kenyans on Twitter reacted to the veiled threat to which Muhoozi replied with another set of rhetorical tweets.
“I’m happy that members of our district in Kenya, have responded enthusiastically to my tweet. It’s still 2 weeks to Nairobi! After our army captures Nairobi, where should I live? Westlands? Riverside?” he said.