The Ugandan President’s son, General Muhuzi Kaibinrugaba, the Ugandan ground force commander, tweeted that he had posted a proposal to marry the Italian government’s most prominent candidate, Giorgia Meloni, did not go unnoticed.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has removed his son from the command of the country’s infantry after the tweet sparked widespread confusion and words that warned of a major diplomatic escalation.
The story goes back to a tweet that the controversial general of the country and the most prominent candidate for his father’s succession published, in which he demanded to marry Meloni in exchange for a dowry of 100 cows of the best breed, the “Nakur” breed. .
In the strangest marriage proposal, the Ugandan military commander revealed that he has appointed his two friends, the Italian ambassador to Uganda, Masi Matsanti as the marriage broker, adding that he will negotiate the bride price.
I think I should start with Rome. But how can I get 100 cows through customs?
— Muhoozi Kainerugaba (@mkainerugaba) October 4, 2022
He also threatened to invade Italy in a follow-up tweet to erase the insult he would receive if he rejected the bride’s proposal, but later deleted it to avoid any diplomatic conflict while maintaining the marriage proposal tweets.
The tweets, which were widely circulated in Italy, sparked widespread outrage in Ugandan circles, which they considered unfit for a responsible person to head the government of a friendly country, and were welcomed by opponents of the fascist right. The future prime minister of Italy belongs.
After the behavior, which was interacted with by thousands of Twitters around the world, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni issued an order in which he immediately sacked his son, a move that could save street anger and prevent any possible diplomatic confrontation.
Ugandan military commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba explains that giving cows to women is a Ugandan tradition, then “appoints” the Italian ambassador as negotiator to determine the “bride price”.
WTF is going on.
October 3, 2022 pic.twitter.com/VoXW3fCJHM
— Crazy Ass Moments in Italian Politics (@CrazyItalianPol) October 3, 2022
While some of Kinrugaba’s supporters defended him, his tweets were attempts at humor and should not be taken seriously.
However, many others saw the problem as bigger, especially since the country’s constitution forbids participation in partisan politics, and others pointed out that if any other soldier had tweeted the same way, he would have been court-martialed. The Guardian newspaper.
It is worth noting that this was not the only tweet that caused controversy in the country, as the ousted general is commonly referred to as the “Twitter General in Uganda” due to his many tweets on Twitter, especially in recent months, which have angered people. becomes Some Ugandans find it repetitive, provocative and dangerous.
He sometimes tweets support for Tigray rebels fighting Ethiopian federal forces, and sometimes supports violent rebels fighting in eastern Congo.
He also once claimed that all Africans are supporting Russia in the Ukraine war and when he saw that it would only take him and his army two weeks to capture Nairobi, he also threatened to capture the capital of Kenya!
As for Giorgia Meloni, her Fratelli d’Italia party won last week’s Italian parliamentary election in an unprecedented event since 1945.
And he won between 22 and 26 percent of the vote, and according to the polls, Meloni is the most likely to be the head of the Italian government.
Source: Lebanon Debate
