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Ugandan NRM cadres voice reservations over Muhoozi, Museveni’s son

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Ugandan NRM cadres voice reservations over Muhoozi, Museveni’s son外務省 · CC BY 4.0

At a closed-door meeting on Tuesday, the succession of Yoweri Museveni was raised within the NRM, and several officials expressed reservations about the presidency of his son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, according to five participants interviewed by AFP. In a statement on Thursday evening, the NRM denied that its leadership had sidelined General Muhoozi.

At a closed-door meeting of the NRM (National Resistance Movement), the ruling party in Uganda, several officials expressed reservations on Tuesday 10 November about the idea of General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of President Yoweri Museveni, taking over the presidency, according to five participants interviewed by AFP.

On Thursday evening, the NRM responded in a statement. The party described as "completely false" the account that its leadership had sidelined General Muhoozi.

The meeting follows President Museveni’s presentation of his son as a possible successor on 28 October.

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