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The political fate of First Son, General Muhoozi Keinerugaba come 2026 has continued to spur physiological constipation among Ugandans, both in opposition and government.
Muhoozi, also an Adviser to President Museveni has already decided he will challenge for the topmost seat at the next general elections, raising a debate on a possible collusion with his father, General Museveni whose seventh term crusaders have evidently been on leave less duty to prepare the ground for 2026. These have prominently, been, among others, ONC boss Hadijah Namyaalo, SG Richard Todwong, and most controversially, Internal Affairs Minister, General Kahinda Otafire.
The confusion has been heightened by the metamorphosis of the MK Movement to the Patriotic League of Uganda( PLU), amplifying suspicions the former UPDF Lands Commander is steadily advancing towards an all-out active political participation.
Over the weekend, two top opposition MPs- Ssewungu Gonzaga and Yusuf Nsibambi made a very mind-blowing concern regarding a possible clandestine plan by President Museveni to facilitate his son becoming leader of the opposition in the next parliament, something that would surely align with the Ankole strongman’s sworn commitment to have no opposition in Uganda made in 2017.
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Going by the current political events in the country especially concerning General Muhoozi, Nsibambi and Gonzanga’s concerns makes a lot of sense. Muhoozi, though still a serving Army officer, can still transform into a civilian well in time for his PLU to take part in the next general elections.
What could be the game plan?
Should Museveni want to completely wipe away opposition using Muhoozi’s PLU, all that would be needed is for the group to get registered as a political party, something that would understandably be a walk in the park for the NNtinda-based outfit. They would then field candidates at the various levels with hope that they would attain the second biggest number of MPs in the twelfth Parliament.
It would then be incumbent upon the Party leader to identify the next LOP which could very well be himself. For this to happen, however, Muhoozi would have to cast away the yoke of service in UPDF to contest and be elected a Member of Parliament in 2026.
Rumour, however, still has it that the former SFC Commander could opt to use the PLU vehicle to negotiate a power-sharing arrangement with NRM which would potentially hand him the VP. Those who have advanced a likelihood for this scenario speculate that Museveni could want to use this avenue to seamlessly ease his son into the system which would adequately mitigate this troubling opposition evident among the so-called historical.
Should the PLU leader be named VP, pundit sources allege that he would wield a lot more power than any of the previous number twos of the Museveni era. To put it plainly, he would literally be the President, with his father, fatigued as one would expect, left only to sign documents.
For the very last probable scenario, Muhoozi could altogether stand in the coming general election, win and be crowned president and Commander in Chief of the Armed forces.
The top crusaders of Muhoozi’s presidential ambition have vigorously opined that Museveni should give way after forty years in power. If their prayer is realised, fears that both son and father will clash for the top job are allayed.
It’s two years away from 2026- the election year but the head already foretells a year possibly packed with action. Let’s watch the space.
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