President Yoweri Museveni has transferred his son from the top establishment of the country’s military.
In Tuesday morning’s reshuffle contained in a radio message sent by the commander in Chief President Museveni appointed Major-General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, 42, a Special Presidential Advisor in charge of operations.
Muhoozi’s deputy, Lt Col Don Nabaasa has been promoted to Colonel and appointed acting Commander Special Forces Commander, a unit which maintains the president’s security, and is considered to be one of the most powerful figures in the Ugandan military, which is one of the country’s most dominant institutions.
Muhoozi Kainerugaba trained at Sandhurst and has made a quick ascent through the army’s ranks.
Muhoozi has been in the army since 1999 and trained at esteemed military centers including Sandhurst, the British Army’s primary military college, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He was only made brigadier in 2012 and has enjoyed a rapid ascent through the military’s ranks.
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