Internet was 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 top office currently occupied by his father for nearly four decades.

“I would like to announce that I will not be on the ballot paper in 2026. Almighty God told me to focus on His Army first. So, I fully endorse President Yoweri Museveni in the next elections,” Gen Muhoozi who serves as the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), a position he has held since March 21, 2024 when he was appointed by his father, posted on his X (formerly Twitter) handle in the wee hours of Saturday morning.

In another tweet that followed about an hour after the first one, the 50-year-old heir apparent to the presidency told his over 95,000 X followers that “for me nothing on this earth is more Holier than UPDF! So, I cannot think of a greater honour than being in UPDF. It is Holy Ground!! Godbless Holy UPDF and Sacred Uganda forever” before warning that no civilian would lead Uganda after his ageing father, a former rebel leader who recently celebrated his 80th birthday.

But as social media users were still debating his posts, the controversial general, asked his “his millions of supporters”, especially mobilisers of his political pressure group, Patriotic League Uganda (PLU) to support Mr Museveni who plans to extend his grip on power in 2026.

“The future belongs to our mighty God alone, and we shall triumph in His name,” he posted before taking a swipe at foreign media houses whose journalists he described as “low-life” planning to pen opinions about his presidential ambitions.

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