Also known as: General Muhoozi Kainerugaba · Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba · General Muhoozi · Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba · Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba
Chief of Defence Forces of Uganda who claims responsibility for deporting Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua and detaining opposition figures.
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Capital News
… At Tuesday’s inauguration, President Museveni proceeded directly to the saluting dais, where he inspected an armed forces parade accompanied by his son and Chief of Defence Forces, Muhoozi Kainerugaba. …
Janet Museveni misses Yoweri Museveni’s seventh-term inauguration amid prolonged public absenceA Ugandan court denied bail to Erias Lukwago, a politician and lawyer, who was charged with failing to report a treason-related plot hatched in neighbouring Kenya between 2021-2024. Lukwago, who represents opposition leader Kizza Besigye, faces up to life imprisonment if convicted and denies the charges.
10 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
A Ugandan court denied bail to Erias Lukwago, a politician and lawyer, who was charged with failing to report a treason-related plot hatched in neighbouring Kenya between 2021-2024. Lukwago, who represents opposition leader Kizza Besigye, faces up to life imprisonment if convicted and denies the charges.
10 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba said he personally ordered the deportation of Kenya's Senior Counsel and Peoples Liberation Party leader Martha Karua from Uganda on Monday, and that she would no longer be allowed entry into the country. Karua had travelled to Uganda as part of a delegation attending a bail hearing for advocate Erias Lukwago.
18 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba claimed he personally ordered the deportation of Kenyan senior counsel Martha Karua, distancing his father President Yoweri Museveni from the decision. Karua was travelling to Uganda to attend court proceedings related to opposition leader Kizza Besigye, where she serves on his legal team, but was detained and deported upon arrival.
19 hours ago · Capital News →
Uganda's Chief of Defence Force Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted on X that he ordered the deportation of Kenyan Senior Counsel Martha Karua from Uganda on Monday, saying she will no longer be allowed entry. Karua had travelled to Uganda to help defend detained opposition leader Kizza Besigye but was stopped by immigration officials citing security reasons.
23 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya's PLP leader Martha Karua was denied entry into Uganda at Entebbe International Airport and deported without official explanation as she prepared to join the legal defence team for opposition leader Kizza Besigye's bail proceedings at Makindye Court. The defence team and Uganda Law Society condemned the detention as unlawful and accused Ugandan authorities of targeting lawyers involved in the opposition case.
22 June 2026 · Capital News →
Erias Lukwago, a lawyer representing opposition politician Kizza Besigye, appeared in court Wednesday charged with complicity in treason for allegedly failing to report a treason-related plot hatched in Kenya between 2021-2024. Lukwago's case has been joined with Besigye's, who was abducted in Kenya and forcibly returned to Uganda in late 2024.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba posted on X that he detained opposition politician and lawyer Erias Lukwago and boasted of planning to inflict "hurt and pain" on him, who had been preparing to file a legal summons against him.
16 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Dr. Kizza Besigye has sued Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba for allegedly threatening to kill him on Heroes Day. Besigye, detained since November 2024, claims his Constitutional rights were violated through his arrest, detention and prosecution.
10 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ugandan politician Anita Annet Among has withdrawn from the race for Speaker of Uganda's 12th Parliament, citing mounting pressure within the ruling establishment and ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and money laundering. Security personnel seized luxury vehicles, including a Rolls-Royce, from her residence in Kigo.
19 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni took the oath of office at Kololo Independence Grounds on May 12, 2026, beginning his seventh term as he enters his fifth decade in power. The ceremony was attended by more than 40,000 guests, including 15 heads of state, and Kenya's Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and former President Uhuru Kenyatta.
12 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Uganda's First Lady Janet Museveni was notably absent from President Yoweri Museveni's seventh-term inauguration at Kampala's Kololo Ceremonial Grounds on Tuesday, with no publicly recorded appearance since March 21. Her absence deepens scrutiny following the unexplained presence of a Ugandan presidential jet in the United States.
12 May 2026 · Capital News →