Yoweri Museveni faces the same challenge as all ageing autocrats: how to preserve his position as his vigour wanes
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskWhat does this mean? “I’m mostly talking about the young generation and their interests,” says General Kainerugaba, dressed in combat uniform at an army base. Does he want to be president? “It’s not something I’ve yet fully assessed and there are still things I want to do in the military.” Will he stand in the next election? “I am not considering running in 2026,” he says.
Mr Museveni practises a personalised style of leadership which has enfeebled institutions, replacing them with informal networks of power. His wife Janet, the education minister, has a web of well-placed friends and relatives. His brother, Salim Saleh, a retired general with tentacular business interests, is considered the country’s second-most powerful man.
There is, however, one snag in bequeathing power: General Kainerugaba himself. He shows none of Mr Museveni’s charisma or nous. Old friends who trained with him at Sandhurst, a British military academy, remember an avidreader who was obsessed with soldiering. On Twitter he brags that his parties have “the hottest women on earth”. His erratic tweets about the conflicts in Congo, Ethiopia and Ukraine jar with official policy and befuddle diplomats.
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