Muhoozi demands Uganda vice-presidency be handed over soon
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Watchdog Uganda
Ugandan Defence Forces chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba is demanding that the current holder of the vice-presidency hand over the post soon. He says he has exhausted diplomatic avenues and announces a military-style government if he comes to power, according to Watchdog Uganda.
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, chief of the Uganda Defence Forces, on Monday 9 November 2026 called on the holder of Uganda's vice-presidency to prepare to hand over the position, without directly naming Vice-President Jessica Alupo. “Whoever occupies this office should prepare to hand it over soon,” he wrote on his official X account, according to Watchdog Uganda.
Jessica Alupo, Uganda's vice-president since May 2021, is thus at the centre of speculation about a possible succession to the position. Muhoozi Kainerugaba also said that, if he became vice-president, his government would operate according to methods inspired by the military and there would be “no more inefficiency”, reports Watchdog Uganda.
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba did not detail the administrations or sectors he considers inefficient, nor the reforms he would undertake. His statements come three days after the announcement of his forthcoming departure from the Ugandan army, planned in a few months, according to an article published on 6 November. Muhoozi Kainerugaba to leave Ugandan army in a few months follows reports about his political role.
President Yoweri Museveni on 28 October presented his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba as a possible successor to lead Uganda. Museveni presents son Muhoozi as possible successor in Uganda.
