The Weaponization of Tribe in African Politics: Uganda’s Muhoozi and the Perils of Divisive Rhetoric

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How Tribal Narratives Undermine Unity—And Why Africans Must Reject Them A recent tweet from Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, sparked controversy when he boasted about capturing an opposition figure “like a grasshopper (Nsenene)” and emphasized coercive cultural assimilation. This rhetoric is not an isolated incident—it reflects a …

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Bobi Wine’s bodyguard tortured By Military , lawyer says

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A bodyguard for one of Uganda’s opposition leaders, Bobi Wine, has been charged with aggravated robbery, days after the head of the military said he had detained him. Last week Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also President Yoweri Museveni’s son, confirmed that he had been holding Eddie Mutwe five days after …

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