Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the first son of Ugandan President Yuweri Museveni, has been promoted to full star General.
The development was verified by the nation’s Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs in a statement on Tuesday.
Muhoozi, who was relieved of his duties as Commander of Land Forces, would continue to work as a senior presidential advisor for special operations, according to the ministry.
On Monday, the army commander posted on social media that he intended to seize control of Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.
Muhoozi, who is expected to become the nation’s next president, chastised Uhuru Kenyatta for not running for a third term in government in a series of messages on Twitter.
He wrote: “My only problem with my beloved big brother is that he didn’t stand for a third term. We would have won easily!” Muhoozi wrote on his Twitter account, (@mkainerugaba.”
“It wouldn’t take us, my army and me, two weeks to capture Nairobi.
“After capturing Nairobi, I shall take my wife on a tour of our district.”
The Ugandan government had since distanced itself from the claim.
