Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Yoweri Museveni, president
of Uganda, says he plans to succeed his father in the country’s 2031 elections.
“I will stand for the highest office in the land in 2031.
And we will win by the grace of Almighty God,” Kainerugaba said in a series of
X posts on Tuesday.
The announcement puts an end to speculations that
Kainerugaba intends to run for president.
The 52-year-old, who heads Uganda’s army and the Patriotic
League of Uganda, a political pressure group, has for years been viewed as a
possible successor to Museveni.
Kainerugaba said he would win 90 percent of the vote with
the support of his father.
“Mzee will be my campaign manager,” he said. “Mzee” is an
honorific commonly used to refer to Museveni in Uganda.
Kainerugaba had previously said he planned to contest the
2026 presidential election but later withdrew from the race and deferred to his
father, who went on to win the polls.
Museveni has been in power for more than four decades.
Since assuming office, the 81-year-old has overseen
constitutional changes on two occasions to remove presidential age and term
limits, allowing him to extend his rule.
It is unclear whether Museveni plans to seek another term in
2031.
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