Museveni appoints son as new Chief of Defence Forces:
In a formal handover ceremony on Thursday, Kainerugaba vowed to improve the welfare of soldiers by fighting the evil of corruption and mismanagement of resources, according to a statement released by the military. Ugandas military plays a significant role in regional peace and has contingents deployed in Somalia and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where troops are helping battle insurgents. Ugandas opposition has accused Museveni of fast-tracking his sons military career to prepare him to take political power. Museveni has denied grooming him for the presidency. In 2022, Museveni removed Kainerugaba from his post as commander of Ugandas land forces after he made threats to invade neighbouring Kenya in posts on social media platform X. Kainerugaba, who also praised Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russias invasion of Ukraine, later said the threats were a joke.
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