United States (US) Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch has taken issue with Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces General Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s recent tweets on America.
In a statement on Friday, January 30, Risch said General Mohoozi, who is the son of President Yoweri Museveni, had crossed a red line.
The Senator called on the US government to review its security partnerships with Uganda, including military coopeartiona and impose sanctions on Muhoozi.
Risch argued that General Muhoozi’s conduct should not be taken lightly, adding that his deleting posts and offering apologies failed to match the gravity of the matter.
“Commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba has crossed a red line, and now the U.S. must reevaluate its security partnership, which includes sanctions and military cooperation with Uganda.
“The president’s son, and likely successor, cannot just delete tweets and issue hollow apologies. The U.S. will not tolerate this level of instability and recklessness when American personnel, U.S. interests, and innocent lives in the region are at stake,” Risch stated.
On Friday, General Muhoozi accused the US Embassy in Kampala of aiding Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine to escape from the country.
The army chief threatened to suspend all cooperation with the US administration, including joint operations in Somalia.
However, moments later, Muhoozi issued a public apology saying he had been misinformed when he accused the United States of supporting opposition leader Bobi Wine.
The Ugandan Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) noted that he spoke to the US Ambassador William Popp, adding that the military cooperation will 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 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,” said General Muhoozi.
