Veteran politician and Internal Affairs Minister Maj Gen (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire has clarified his position on Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s presidential ambitions, saying he has no personal hatred for him but does not support him becoming Uganda’s president.
Otafiire made the remarks in a February 2024 interview, drawing a clear distinction between Muhoozi as President Yoweri Museveni’s son and Muhoozi as a potential president.
“People say I hate Muhoozi, the president’s son. I do not personally hate him,” Otafiire said. “Kainerugaba the president’s son, I like him, but Kainerugaba the president, I don’t support him, and I cannot hide.”The minister has previously argued that Uganda’s presidency should not be treated as a family inheritance.
While acknowledging Muhoozi’s democratic right to contest for the presidency, Otafiire has maintained that leadership should be determined through a democratic process.Otafiire has also criticised Muhoozi’s political statements while serving in the military, arguing that military officers should remain politically neutral.
Their differences have recently intensified after Otafiire’s comments in Parliament about generals who favour violence in resolving disputes. Muhoozi interpreted the remarks as an attack and demanded an apology, even threatening to have the minister arrested, deepening the public disagreement between the two senior figures.
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