KAMPALA, UGANDA – Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has publicly retracted serious allegations he made against the United States Embassy in Kampala, attributing his earlier social media posts to “wrong information.”
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The General, who also serves as a Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations and is the son of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, issued a full apology on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.
He deleted the posts, which had accused the U.S. Embassy of aiding the escape of opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine.In his apology, Kainerugaba stated that after speaking with the U.S. Ambassador, bilateral military cooperation would continue as usual.
“I want to apologise to our great friends the United States for my earlier tweets that I have now deleted. I was being fed with wrong information. I have spoken with the US Ambassador to our country and everything is okay. We are going to continue our military cooperation as usual,” Gen. Muhoozi wrote.
The statement signals a deliberate move to de-escalate potential diplomatic friction and reaffirm the strategic security partnership between Uganda and the United States.
Further highlighting the role of back-channel diplomacy, Gen. Muhoozi, in a subsequent post, extended gratitude to Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Adonia Ayebare, whom he credited for the swift resolution.
“I must thank our super diplomat, H.E Ambassador Adonia Ayebare, for quickly resolving any issues we might have had with our good friends the United States of America,” he tweeted.
The episode, which unfolded and was resolved within hours on the social media platform, underscores the increasingly public nature of diplomatic engagement.
The United States remains a key partner in regional security initiatives and provides training and support to the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF).
Separately, opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has remained in hiding over fears of arrest following a security operation where officers cordoned off and entered his Magere residence.
While Information Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi recently asserted that security forces were not pursuing Kyagulanyi, the opposition contends that recent actions contradict this claim.
National Unity Platform spokesperson, Joel Ssenyonyi, revealed that Kyagulanyi’s siblings were denied access to the home by police, raising questions about whether the leader is under unofficial house arrest.
Minister Baryomunsi described the police presence as a “light deployment,” intended not for harassment but to prevent the home from becoming a hub for public disorder, confirming that access is controlled for security purposes.
At the time of this report, there has been no immediate public comment from the United States Embassy in Kampala or from Ambassador Ayebare regarding the General’s posts.
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