The internet was once again left buzzing Saturday after President Museveni’s son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba who has been mobilizing support ahead of 2026 presidential elections announced that he would not contest for the country’s highest public office that has been occupied by his father for nearly four decades.

Gen Muhoozi who now serves as the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Ugandan military (Uganda People's Defence Forces), has in the past two years been mobilising and assuring his supporters that he would replace his father come 2026 presidential elections, despite President Museveni's public assurances that there was no such plan.

Uganda's Constitution and the UPDF Act bar serving military officers from expressing political views until they are officially retired from the UPDF but Gen Muhoozi has been openly making political statements and addressing political rallies reportedly organised and funded by his supporters unhindered.

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