Ugandan Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba
has defended his many posts on social media platform X, saying that it is part
of his job.
In a statement responding to a user who had accused
him of being unprofessional, Muhoozi said that by not posting, he would not be
doing his job as President Yoweri Museveni’s Special Presidential Advisor in charge of Special
Operations.
The user identified as Julius Friday had said, “overposting is also a sign of unprofessionalism”.
However, the Ugandan CDF strongly refuted the remarks.
Muhoozi who is also Uganda’s first son said that he
never posted on social media for the first 20 years of his service in the Uganda
military.
He added that the day his father strips him of the position
he holds, no one will ever see him on the social platform post
again.
“I don't agree with this point of view. I never posted
anything for the first 20 years of my life in the military. I started posting
regularly only 7 years ago after I was appointed SPA/SO. In that position, if I
am not commenting on socio-political and economic issues, I'm not doing my job.
So as SPA/SO it's absolutely professional for me to post all the time. The day
Mzee takes that position from me you'll never see me on Twitter/ X again,”
Muhoozi said.
Over the last few years, Muhoozi has been posting remarks
about Uganda, its political situation and those in neighbouring countries.
At one point he talked about invading Kenya, as well
as his ambitions to succeed his father.
Some of his comments have been deemed highly controversial but this has not stopped him from making more posts.