Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the son of the country’s long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni, said he would run for ​president in 2031.
Kainerugaba, 52, has long been touted as a ‌possible successor to his ageing father and is well known for his fiery social media posts including threats to behead the leading opposition leader Bobi Wine.
“I will stand for the highest office in the land ​in 2031. And we will win by the grace of Almighty God,” ​Kainerugaba said in one of a series of posts on the X platform late on Tuesday.
“With my great father, Mzee’s, support, I will get 90% in the elections ​in 2031,” he added, using an honorific reference to his 81-year-old ​father.
Kainerugaba, who leads a political pressure group called the Patriotic League of Uganda, had previously ‌declared ⁠he would stand in the last election in January but ultimately backed out.