President Museveni on Thursday evening named his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and his son's two most loyal backers of the last couple years as State ministers.
President Museveni on Thursday evening named his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba the Chief of Defence Forces and his son's two most loyal backers of the last couple years as State ministers.
On February 28, this reporter contacted a State House staffer to verity a tip that Mr Museveni was due to meet with his son to tie loose ends on the long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle."You'll wake up with Balaam as a minister," this reporter said.The idea that Balaam could be in Cabinet was unthinkable to many.
Brace yourself, it is surely happening. From Gen David Sejusa's May 2013 leaked dossier that called it a"Muhoozi Project" until Thursday evening, the denials were thunderous. But the truth of what is going on is that it is has been going on and has become the new normal. In a military with such strict discipline and the so-called professional army, Gen Muhoozi is probably the only military officer who freely sports the O shape beard.
With Gen Muhoozi now CDF, Museveni has successfully management to pass over command authority of the military and defence forces to his son without raising any eyebrows.
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