By Ben Musanje
4th Oct 2022
President Yoweri Museveni has promoted his son Lieutenant General Muhoozi Kainerugaba to the rank of full general but also dropped him as Commander of Uganda’s Land Forces.
This comes a day after he sparked a storm on social media when he tweeted about capturing the Kenyan capital Nairobi in a space of three days, a statement the government has distanced itself from.
The General, who doubles as Special Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, stormed the national and regional political stage in recent times, assisted by social media platforms, especially Twitter.
His promotion has been confirmed by statement from the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces- UPDF Spokesperson, Brig Gen. Felix Kulayigye who also
In 1999, Muhoozi joined the Uganda People’s Defense Force as an officer cadet and graduated in 2000 from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
He later attended the Egyptian Military Academy. He also attended the Kalama Armored Warfare Training School.
He later took a one-year course at the US Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, graduating in June 2008.
Meanwhile, he has been replaced by Maj. Gen. Kayanja Muhanga, the current commander of Operations Shujaa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Muhanga has also been promoted from the rank of Major General to Lieutenant General.
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