Leaflets and flyers rooting for Uganda’s first son, Maj Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to run for President come 2021 have emerged on social media.
According to local news website, SoftPower, a group of young NRM activists in the diaspora who believe it is time for the youthful General to take power from his father President Yoweri Museveni are said to be behind the move.
The flyers released Wednesday in a Facebook group named ‘MK Generation’ have Muhoozi’s image printed thereon, two national flags (Uganda and USA) with a campaign slogan ‘Our Generation President’.
This move follows speculation in the country that the president is grooming his son to take over after him
Muhoozi is the Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations. Before this appointment, he was commander of the Special Forces Command (SFC). Last year, he was promoted from Brigadier to Major General.
Muhoozi has previously denied reports that he has plans of ruling the East African nation saying,
“I know and most people know the path to politics. It is different from the one I am on now,” Maj Gen Kainerugaba told NTV in an interview earlier this year referring to his current position.
The ‘Muhoozi for President’ online campaign comes in the middle of a heated political debate that has left Uganda’s Parliament bitterly divided ever since a Bill was introduced seeking to amend the constitution and remove the Presidential age limit. If passed into law, many believe, it would pave way for President Museveni’s running for office in 2021. The President has not pronounced himself on the age limit bill presented to Parliament.
