Uganda military arrests deepen as succession tensions grow around Muhoozi Kainerugaba
At least a dozen Ugandan generals and senior officers have been arrested over the past 15 months under Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the country's army chief and son of President Yoweri Museveni. The arrests have unsettled the upper ranks of the military and intensified scrutiny of the succession question in Uganda. They come as Gen Kainerugaba has signalled that he intends to run for president in the next election.The latest tensions sharpened this week when Gen Kainerugaba threatened Vice-President Jessica Alupo with dismissal and possible arrest, while suggesting that he should take her position. The ruling National Resistance Movement, or NRM,... [Continue Reading]
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