Uganda’s powerful army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of long-time President Yoweri Museveni, has sparked global outrage with explosive — and now-deleted — social media rants. In the wake of the fiercely disputed January 2026 presidential election, he threatened to castrate opposition icon Bobi Wine, declared him wanted “dead or alive,” and boldly proclaimed his family’s divine right to rule by claiming his “bloodline is from Jesus Christ.”
The firebrand general, widely seen as Museveni’s chosen successor, unleashed the threats on X (formerly Twitter) after Museveni claimed a landslide victory amid widespread accusations of electoral fraud, voter intimidation, and deadly post-election violence. Kainerugaba gave Bobi Wine — real name Robert Kyagulanyi, who officially received around 24% of the vote — an ultimatum: surrender within 48 hours or face outlaw treatment as a rebel. He mocked the opposition figure as “Mr. 24%” and escalated with graphic warnings of castration, echoing earlier provocations where he boasted of holding Wine’s bodyguard in his basement.
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