General Muhoozi Apologises to US After Issuing Threats to Embassy

General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni’s son and Chief of Defence Forces, has apologised to the United States after accusing the US Embassy in Kampala of coordinating with opposition leader Bobi Wine, who went into hiding following the presidential elections.

In a statement dated Friday, January 30, 2026, General Muhoozi said that his earlier claims were based on false information.

“I want to apologise to our great friends, the United States, for my earlier tweets that I have now deleted. I was being fed wrong information,” said Muhoozi.

General Muhoozi Apologises to US After Issuing Threats to Embassy

He added that he had spoken with the US Ambassador to Uganda and that everything is now okay, saying that they will continue military cooperation as usual.

The apology came hours after Muhoozi had claimed that his information was based on “best intelligence” and announced that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) would suspend all cooperation with the current US Embassy administration.

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In his now-deleted tweet, he had stated: “Because of the present situation where an opposition leader kidnapped himself and is missing, and according to our best intelligence, did all this in coordination with the current administration at the US Embassy in our country, we as UPDF suspend ALL cooperation with the current administration at the US Embassy in Kampala.”

For weeks, the Ugandan Army chief has been searching for Bobi Wine since the presidential elections, declaring that he would ensure the opposition leader was captured.

Bobi Wine Alleges Uganda’s Security Forces Raided His Home

On January 24, opposition politician Bobi Wine alleged that hundreds of soldiers raided his home in Magere overnight, destroying property and assaulting his family and staff. In a statement on X, he said armed forces, some in Special Forces Command (SFC) uniforms, others in UPDF attire and plain clothes, allegedly drunk and armed, broke doors and windows while searching for him.

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Bobi Wine further alleged that the soldiers held his wife at gunpoint, demanding to know his whereabouts. When she refused to unlock her phone, she was allegedly strangled, insulted, and sexually humiliated.

He added that she was later taken to the hospital, where she remains admitted, suffering from both physical injuries and psychological trauma. Wine also alleged that soldiers looted money, documents, and electronic equipment. Despite the raid, he said he remains defiant, declaring that Uganda will be free.

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