{"id":4282,"date":"2026-02-01T23:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T23:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/home\/ugandan-presidents-son-sparks-anger-in-washington"},"modified":"2026-02-02T04:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T04:19:05","slug":"ugandan-presidents-son-sparks-anger-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/ugandan-presidents-son-sparks-anger-in-washington","title":{"rendered":"Ugandan President\u2019S Son Sparks Anger in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>Remarks by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, chief of staff of the Ugandan army and son of President Yoweri Museveni, have triggered angry reactions in the United States. In a series of posts on the X platform, he accused the US embassy in Kampala of helping opposition leader Bobi Wine escape from his home during a military raid that followed the announcement of the presidential election results on 15 January.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Senator Jim Risch, chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, voiced strong outrage on the same platform, saying the comments warrant a reassessment of Washington\u2019s security partnership with Uganda.<\/p>\n<p>Risch said General Kainerugaba had \u201ccrossed red lines\u201d, adding that the United States \u201cwill not tolerate this level of instability and irresponsibility\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>General Kainerugaba posted several messages attacking the US embassy and claiming it had assisted Bobi Wine\u2019s escape during the raid. He also announced a suspension of all forms of cooperation with the US embassy, before deleting his posts and issuing an apology, saying: \u201cI spoke with the US ambassador and everything is fine. We will continue our military cooperation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, this reversal did little to ease criticism in Washington. Senator Risch described Kainerugaba\u2019s apology as \u201cinsincere\u201d, noting that \u201cthe president\u2019s son \u2014 who is expected to succeed him \u2014 cannot simply delete his posts and apologize as if nothing had happened\u201d. He warned that continued behaviour of this kind threatens the stability of the partnership between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Africa<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press. Remarks by General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, chief of staff of the Ugandan army and son of President Yoweri Museveni, have triggered angry reactions in the United States. 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