Ugandan president apologises for son’s tweets on annexing Kenya
Al JazeeraMuhoozi Kainerugaba, 48, is outspoken on social media, often trading barbs with opposition and talking foreign policy. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has apologised to Kenya after his son, a general, tweeted threats to invade the neighbouring country and capture its capital in two weeks. “I ask our Kenyan brothers and sisters to forgive us for tweets sent by General Muhoozi,” Museveni said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that public officers should not interfere in the affairs of other countries. “However, the correct method for Pan-Africanists is confidential interactions or using the available.” Muhoozi Kainerugaba, 48, is outspoken on social media, frequently sparring with opposition figures and weighing into politics. This week, Kainerugaba’s social media posts drew angry reactions from Kenyans and prompted Uganda’s foreign affairs ministry to issue a statement asking Nairobi to disregard his comments.
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