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Uganda sees ‘parallel’ diplomacy from president’s son

Ugandan Commander of Land Forces, Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba

Ugandan Commander of Land Forces, Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Aggrey Mutambo

Editor - Africa & International

Nation Media Group

By day, Uganda’s Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is commander of land forces and senior adviser on special operations to President Yoweri Museveni.

By night, he is supposed to be the President’s son who sometimes gets in high spirits about life.

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