‘No Civilian Will Lead Uganda After President Museveni, The Security Forces Will Not Allow It’

No Civilian Will Lead Uganda After President Museveni, The Security Forces Will Not Allow It.

Thus says the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) in the Ugandan military, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba son of President Yoweri Museveni.

He said this in his post on X (formerly Twitter), adding that the security forces would not allow a civilian to hold the country’s highest office.

“No civilian will lead Uganda after President Museveni. The security forces will not allow it. The next leader will be a soldier or policeman,” The Zambian Observer reports Gen Muhoozi as posting.

This comes hours after Muhoozi released a series of mind- boggling posts, including one in which he announced that he will not run for President in 2026.

“I would like to announce that I will not be on the ballot paper in 2026. Almighty God told me to focus on his army first. So I fully endorse President Yoweri Museveni in the next elections,” he stated.

Muhoozi, who was in March, appointed CDF, has been rumoured for some time to be preparing to replace his father Museveni as President.

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Speculations about Muhoozi succession plans gained momentum when through the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), to which he is the chairman, started organising countrywide mobilisation tours.

Previously, he has also, through a number of controversial social media posts, declared that would run for presidency in 2026.

However Muhoozi, ruled out intention of vying for Presidency in 2026, and urged all PLU supporters to back Museveni in the forthcoming presidential race.

“All my millions of supporters. All the supporters of PLU. We shall all of us, as one man and without exception support President Museveni in 2026. The future belongs to our mighty God alone, and we shall triumph in His name,”

Museveni, has been in power since 1986.

It is not clear whether he will seek his seventh term but political commentators suggest his return is written in the stars.

The Eagle reports that in March, President Museveni had appointed his son to head the country’s defence forces, raising fears that he wants to further entrench his family over the country’s political control.

It followed years of speculation that the 49 year old , was being groomed to take over from his father.